Dried, cleaned seeds of the opium poppy plant. Poppy seeds are considered a spice and are used extensively in bakery. This product has been heat treated as per Queensland legal requirements.
Although very small, poppy seeds are composed of 40% to 50% oil that is rich in unsaturated fats, such as the two essential fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic. Poppy seeds also have less than 10%
saturated fat. A 1/3 oz. of poppy seeds (a mere tablespoon’s worth) has more than 10% of the daily value for calcium.Poppy seed (Khas Khas) is used as food and as a source of fatty oil. It is widely used for culinary purposes. Because of its highly nutritive nature it is used in breads, cakes, cookies, pastries, curries, sweets and confectionery. Its seeds are demulcent and are used against constipation. The capsules are used as a sedative against irritant coughing and sleeplessness in the form of syrup or extract.