₹40 – ₹160
The name nutmeg is derived from the latin word “nux muscatus”, meaning musky nut. The nutmeg spice is the kernel which has hard shell. Its spice is supplied both with and without shell.
The name nutmeg is derived from the latin word “nux muscatus”, meaning musky nut. The nutmeg spice is the kernel which has hard shell. Its spice is supplied both with and without shell. Aril is the outer part of the shell, also a popular spice known as mace. Its flavor can vary from a sweetly spicy to a heavier taste, which depends primarily on its type. It has a clove like, spicy, sweet, bitter taste with terpeny, camphor like fragrance. But, It is sweeter in flavor than mace. Nutmeg has essential oil called Myristica (6.5% to 16%). Nutmeg consists of 10% of essential oil. The chemical constituent of the nutmeg are terpene hydrocarbons which in turn includes camphene, pcymene, sabinene and pinenes etc. The fruit also consists of terpene outgrowths. The presence of myristicin causes a hallucinogenic effect of the spice.
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