Poppy seeds | 1 kg

First of all, the colour of the seeds is distinctive. As the names imply, blue poppy has a blue-black colour, whereas gray poppy is more of a grey-white. Both varieties are used for baking and cooking. Corn poppy is the well-known ornamental plant, more precisely the eye-catching red blossoms at the roadside in summer. This variety should be consumed with caution though as it contains slightly toxic substances such as alkaloids.

Poppy seeds can be consumed raw, roasted or ground. Cold-pressed you can even produce poppy seed oil out of it.

In the past, a soporific effect of poppy seeds has been manifested. Even nowadays, because of this effect poppy seeds are used for drug manufacture. However, the poppy seeds we know and consume as food do not contain any of these substances since those only occur when at harvest the seeds are not completely ripe yet.

Our blue poppy is gluten-free by nature.

Blue poppy has a lot of vitamins and nutrients. Especially high is the protein and fibre content, as well as calcium and magnesium. Therefore it's also perfect for athletes!