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The mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera Brassica, Rhamphospermum and Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family). Mustard seed is used as a spice . Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard .
Brassica juncea, commonly mustard greens, brown mustard, Chinese mustard, Indian mustard, Korean green mustard, leaf mustard, Oriental mustard and vegetable mustard, is a species of mustard plant. [ 1 ]
Brassicaceae (/ ˌ b r æ s ɪ ˈ k eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /) or (the older) Cruciferae (/ k r uː ˈ s ɪ f ər i /) [2] is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.
Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard plant used in cooking; Mustard greens (Brassica juncea), edible leaves from a variety of mustard plant; Mustard oil; Mustard family, or Brassicaceae, a family of plants; Mustard tree, or Salvadora persica; Mustard stick, the fresh fruit of the betel vine; Tomalley, sometimes called the "mustard" of a crab or ...
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant (white/yellow mustard, Sinapis alba; brown mustard, Brassica juncea; or black mustard, Brassica nigra). The whole, ground, cracked, or bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water, vinegar, lemon juice , wine, or other liquids, salt, and often other flavorings and spices , to create a ...
Brassica nigra and Sinapis nigra), black mustard, is an annual plant cultivated for its dark-brown-to-black seeds, which are commonly used as a spice. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to cooler regions of North Africa, temperate regions of Europe, and parts of Asia.
White mustard seeds (right) compared with rice seeds (left) White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B. hirta. Grown for its seeds, it is used to make the condiment mustard, as a fodder crop, or as a green manure.
A 2021 study suggests that Brassica cretica, native to the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly Greece and the Aegean Islands, was the closest living relative of cultivated B. oleracea, thus supporting the view that its cultivation originated in the Eastern Mediterranean region, with later admixture from other Brassica species. [5]