Celery seed

Celery seed is a spice used in salads, sauces, dressings, brines, and dry rubs. It's available in whole seed and ground. In its whole form, it's a small seed, about the size of a poppy seed, with a dark brown color. When ground it is a fine, dark greenish-brown powder. 

Celery seed the spice is made of the seeds of wild celery, which is related to the conventional celery found in supermarkets. The stalks and leaves of wild celery have a stronger flavor than common celery, so the wild variety is typically only used as the source of seeds for celery seed spice. Although they are tiny, celery seeds are in fact the whole, dried fruit of the wild celery plant.

Celery seed tastes a lot like celery, with the same aromatic and astringent quality in raw stalks of the celery plant. In addition, the seeds have a savory, earthy character as well as a bitter flavor which increases when the spice is used in its ground form as opposed to whole. An excess amount of celery seed can, because of its astringency (think mustard or onion), impart a sensation similar to hotness.

Benefits:

1.Support Bone Health: Celery seeds are rich in many essential nutrients for bone health like calcium, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.

2.Promote Red Blood Cell Formation: Celery seeds are a great source of non-heme iron. Eating iron-rich food helps your body produce red blood cells and may prevent anemia.

3.Improve Blood Sugar Levels: Celery seeds are a great source of magnesium. Eating a magnesium-rich diet may help control blood sugar levels and reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes..

4.Fight Bacteria: Celery seed extract may possess antibacterial properties, although more research is needed to confirm these findings.

5.Have Antioxidant Properties: Celery seed extract has been shown to possess antioxidant properties in test-tube and animal studies. However, more research is needed.

Serving way:

• Sprinkle them on your salad for a flavor boost.

• Mix them into hearty casseroles.

• Use them as a spice rub for grilled meat.

• Incorporate them into your barbeque dishes like coleslaw or potato salad.

• Add them to your pickling recipes.