Caraway seeds also known as shahjeera; botanical name is carum carvi Caraway is the mature dried schizocarpic fruit of a biennial herb native to Eurasia Each schizocarpic fruit is formed of two caraway seeds and divides into the two half-fruits when mature The umbels are cut shortly before they reach maturity and dried Caraway has a warm sweet and slightly peppery aroma Caraway is used in the food industry in medicine and domestically The primary active constituent in caraway is volatile oil (4-6 on average) which itself is made up of carvone and limonene The fruit of the caraway plant contains fixed oil along with carbohydrate and protein