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  2. Nutmeg - Wikipedia

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    Nutmeg is the spice made by grinding the seed of the fragrant nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) into powder.The spice has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and such beverages as eggnog.

  3. Myristicin - Wikipedia

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    Myristicin is a naturally occurring compound (a benzodioxole) found in common herbs and spices, such as nutmeg. [1] [2] It is an insecticide, and has been shown to enhance the effectiveness of other insecticides.

  4. List of culinary herbs and spices - Wikipedia

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    A spice market in Istanbul. Night spice market in Casablanca. This is a list of culinary herbs and spices.Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring.

  5. Myristica fragrans - Wikipedia

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    Myristica fragrans, commonly known as the nutmeg tree, is an evergreen species indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. This aromatic tree is economically significant as the primary source of two distinct spices: nutmeg , derived from its seed, and mace , obtained from the seed's aril .

  6. List of Bangladeshi spices - Wikipedia

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    Nutmeg: জায়ফল Jaifol Mace: জয়িত্রি Joyitri Mace is outer covering of nutmeg nut with similar aroma. Cumin seed জিরা Jeera Give flavor to dishes. Have some medicinal uses like used to lose weight. Whole Cumin [1] গোটা জিরে Gota Jire Curry Leaf: কারিপাতা Karipata Only used ...

  7. Myristicaceae - Wikipedia

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    The most important products of the family by far are the nutmeg and mace spices, both derived from respectively the seed and aril of Myristica fragrans, a tree native to the Moluccas. A hallucinogenic snuff (containing a derivative of tryptamine ) that is used by certain Amazonian tribes is obtained from the bark of Virola elongata and other ...

  8. Nutmeg is a great fall spice. But there's such thing as too much.

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    Nutmeg is among the top spice players as we head into the colder months. It can be used for myriad recipes, and helps usher in that festive fall feeling. Thomason says she loves using nutmeg in ...

  9. What Is Mace? Meet Nutmeg’s Sibling Spice - AOL

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    Mace is a warming spice derived from Myristica fragrans, an evergreen known as the nutmeg tree. Native to the Banda Islands, aka the Spice Islands, in Indonesia, it’s the only tree that grows ...