“…DF has been used in the treatment of several diseases, such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and certain cancers (Elleuch et al, Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.), from the Apiaceae family, is a culinary and medicinal plant that originated from the Mediterranean region and is widely cultivated in India, China, Iran, and Turkey (Thippeswamy & Naidu, 2005). Cumin is used in the production of essential oils and oleoresin (Hafedh, Hedi, & Emira, 2010;Hashemi, Shamizadeh, Badiei, Ghiasvand, & Azizi, 2009), which generates a large quantity of by-products, including deoiled cumin. Deoiled cumin has been not commercially exploited and has been discarded as waste.…”