Asafoetida
Also known as Hing, Food of the Gods, Jowani Badian, Hengu, Ingu, Kayam, Ting, Hingu, Yangu, U hing, Perungayam, Badhika, Perugayam, Inguva. Food group: Condiments and Spices. Vegetarian.
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Asafoetida in Indian languages
| Assamese | Hing |
| Bengali | Hing |
| English | Food of the Gods, Jowani Badian, Hengu, Ingu, Kayam, Ting |
| Gujarati | Hing |
| Hindi | Hing |
| Kannada | Hingu |
| Kashmiri | Yangu |
| Khasi | U hing |
| Malayalam | Perungayam |
| Manipuri | Hing |
| Marathi | Hing |
| Odia | Hingu |
| Punjabi | Hing |
| Sanskrit | Badhika |
| Tamil | Perugayam |
| Telugu | Inguva |
| Urdu | Hing |
Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.
Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code G019 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.
Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.