Fenugreek

Particle Size: 4mm-6mm Colour: Brownish Yellow Moisture: 11% max Total Ash: 9% max Acid insoluble ash: 1% max Fenugreek is the small stony seeds from the pod of a bean-like plant. The seeds are hard, yellowish brown and angular. Some are oblong, some rhombic, other virtually cubic. A deep furrow all but splits them in two. Fenugreek are available whole and dried , or as a dull yellow powder, ground from the roasted seeds. Bouquet: Warm and penetrating, becoming more pronounced when the seeds are roasted. Ground, they give off a ‘spicy’ smell, pungent, like an inferior curry powder which would probably contain too much fenugreek. Flavour: Powerful, aromatic and bittersweet, like burnt sugar.