premium Qualiky KALONJI SEEDS (NIGELLA SATIVA) Black Seeds / Nigella Sativa is a seed of identity crisis. They aren’t from onions, but often called as Onion seeds / Calonji / Kalonji / Black Seeds / Karunjeeragam ( Tamil ). It's oil contains linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, and trans-anethole, and other minor constituents. Black seed is not a cumin at all. Black seed & oil comes from the beautiful Love-in Mist flower. In Indian cooking the seeds are called kalonji / calonji / kalaungi / calaungi / onion seeds. The seeds of N. sativa are used as a spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines, and also in Polish cuisine. The black seeds taste like a combination of onions, black pepper, and oregano. They have a pungent, bitter taste and smell.