Very Potent! Raw, Non GMO, Non-Irradiated Aromatic pure raw hing mixed with only the minimum amount of edible gum to make an easy-to-use powder. Hing is made from the dried resin of a giant fennel-family plant. It is essential to Indian cooking and pleasantly aromatic and pungent raw. It becomes mellow and garlicky when cooked in ghee. Other spices are cultivated by farmers and go through the organic certificate process. This really is the best and most aromatic hing that you can buy. This raw hing powder is 8-10 times stronger than most compound hing powder sold in grocery stores.