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Black Seed Products Wholesale: Seed, Oil, Cream & More
Black seed products wholesale, in our catalogue, spans four different forms of the same plant: whole black seed (habbet el baraka, also called nigella sativa or kalonji in South Asian markets), pressed black seed oil, a black seed skin cream, and nigella-topped Damascus-style breadsticks. Each form has its own buyer and its own claims register — food SKUs sold on culinary framing, personal-care SKUs sold on cosmetic language only — and this page exists to point a buyer to the right one rather than repeat what's already covered elsewhere.
If you already know which form you need, our deeper guides go further: black seed covers tradition and kitchen use, buying black seed oil is a quality checklist, and black seed oil wholesale in Canada covers sourcing and ordering by the case. This page is the roundup that ties all four forms together.
Four forms, four buyers
Whole seed and breadsticks sit in food categories and are described in ordinary culinary terms — a bread topping and a spice-blend ingredient. The oil and the cream sit in personal-care and natural-oils categories and are described in cosmetic and traditional language only, with no wellness or medical claim attached to either.
| Form | Typical buyer | Where to source it |
|---|---|---|
| Whole seed | Bakeries, spice shops, grocers | AbdulRahim Mills Black Seed |
| Pressed oil | Health food stores, natural-oils retailers | Black Seed Oil — Habet El Baraka |
| Skin cream | Personal-care and ethnic-grocery shelves | Elcaptain Black Seed Skin Cream |
| Nigella breadsticks | Bakeries, cafés, deli counters | Hamdan Nigella Sativa Breadsticks |
Kalonji, habbet el baraka and nigella sativa: one seed, three names
The same seed answers to different names depending which community is shopping for it. In Levantine and Egyptian kitchens it's habbet el baraka ("seed of blessing"); botanically it's nigella sativa; in South Asian markets and recipes it's most often called kalonji. All three names point to the identical product in our catalogue — worth knowing in a Toronto market where Arab and South Asian shoppers often ask for the same jar by different names, and where a shelf label naming only one term can send a customer looking elsewhere unnecessarily. A shelf that only labels the product "black seed" can genuinely lose a sale to a customer scanning for kalonji specifically, especially in a store serving both Arab and South Asian shoppers — a small addition to a shelf tag or online listing closes that gap at no sourcing cost.
If a customer specifically asks for kalonji rather than black seed, it's the same whole seed product — no separate SKU or sourcing needed on our end.
The oil: real case formats, not invented specs
Unlike most of our personal-care range, the black seed oil ships in three named sizes we can quote precisely: 60 ml (case of 96), 120 ml (case of 48), and 250 ml (case of 24). That range gives a retailer genuine flexibility — small-format bottles for a spice-shop counter, larger bottles for a health-food-store shelf — without guessing at case math before quoting.
It's marketed in cosmetic and traditional terms only, alongside our wider natural oils range, with no medical or supplement-style claim attached.
Ordering across the range
The nigella breadsticks are the one food-format SKU on this page with a confirmed case pack: 12 x 400 g cartons (item #61105), also available as a plastic-bag pack (item #61111) — a Damascus-style ka'ak al-Sham line built around black seed as a topping rather than the main ingredient. Ordering it alongside the whole seed and oil lets a spice shop or grocer cover culinary, personal-care and bakery-counter demand on one inquiry. Bakeries sourcing the breadsticks specifically for a Levantine or Syrian bread program often add them to the same order as the whole seed, since both trace back to the same ingredient story on a shelf card or menu description.
Health food stores and natural-products retailers are the buyer most likely to want the full four-form range on one shelf — see our health food store distributor guide for how that channel typically structures a combined natural-oils and personal-care order.
Related questions
Is kalonji the same product as black seed?
Yes — kalonji, habbet el baraka and nigella sativa all name the same seed. We sell one whole-seed product under all three names, with no separate SKU needed.
What sizes does the black seed oil ship in?
Three confirmed sizes: 60 ml (case of 96), 120 ml (case of 48) and 250 ml (case of 24), quoted by the case.
Does the black seed skin cream make any wellness claim?
No. It's marketed and sold as a cosmetic product in traditional and descriptive language only — no medical or wellness claim attached, in line with Canada's Cosmetic Regulations.
Can I order all four black seed forms on one inquiry?
Yes — whole seed, oil, cream and breadsticks can all be quoted together on a single inquiry and delivered on one order, even though they sit in three different catalogue categories.