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name: Fenugreek

flavor_bible_name_variants: fenugreek,fenugreek leaves,fenugreek seeds

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food_db_name: Fenugreek

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name_scientific: Trigonella foenum-graecum

description: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its seeds and its leaves are common ingredients in dishes from South Asia. Fenugreek is used as a herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable (fresh leaves, sprouts, and microgreens). Sotolon is the chemical responsible for fenugreek's distinctive sweet smell. Cuboid-shaped, yellow- to amber-coloured fenugreek seeds are frequently encountered in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, used both whole and powdered in the preparation of pickles, vegetable dishes dal, and spice mixes such as panch phoron and sambar powder. They are often roasted to reduce bitterness and enhance flavour. Constituents of fenugreek seeds include flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, vitamins, and saponins; the most prevalent alkaloid is trigonelline and coumarins include cinnamic acid and scopoletin (Wikipedia).

itis_id: 505590

wikipedia_id: Fenugreek

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picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:44:26.000Z

legacy_id: 197

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:25.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

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export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 78534

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public_id: FOOD00186