Poppy Seeds (Khas Khas,Khus khus, Posta Dana)

Product Name: Poppy seed or Posta dana/Khas Khas

Buy(order) Poppy Seeds(Khas Khas) online at whole sale price from KiranaPlace, a online retail dry fruit shop.

Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the papaver somniferum. Although the seeds obtained from the dry fruits (pods) of the poppy plant. Poppy seeds are less than a millimeter in length, kidney-shaped, and have a pitted surface. Poppy seeds are popular ingredients and generally employed as condiment and to press oil. Poppy seeds are nutritionally dense spice with high levels of essential minerals calcium, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. Because of its highly nutritive nature it is used in breads, cakes, cookies, pastries, curries, sweets and confectionary.

Health benefits of Poppy seed or Posta dana:

Poppy seeds rich in fatty acids so help in artery disease & stroke.
Dietary fibre found in poppy seeds helps bad cholestero.
Poppy seeds are rich source of copper, helps to produce red blood cells.
Poppy seeds help to control your heart rate and blood pressure.
Poppy seeds help to boost your immune system.
Poppy seeds helpful for treating nervous disorders.
Poppy seeds helpful for cell renewal.

Common Names :
Hindi - खस-खस (khas-khas)
Marathi - खसखस (khas khas)
Gujarati - ખસખસ
Tamil - கச கசா
Malayalam - കസകസ, Kasakasa
Telugu - గసగసాలు
Kannada - ಗಸಗಸೆ, Gasagase
Bengali - পোস্ত, Posto
Urdu - خشخاش