Spice Oil

Aniseed

Aniseed or Anise, is a plant native to Southwest Asia and The Eastern Mediterranean region. The spice is used to flavor a number of food products. It is used in raw form and also after roasting. It is also used as a blend in other seasonings.

Indian Name : Anasphal

Botanical Name : Pimpinella anisum

Family Name : Apiaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : Eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia

Bay Leaf

Bay leaf is one of the oldest herbs or spice. It is native of Asia Minor and is known by the name of 'Sweet bay', 'bay laurel', 'Noble laurel' and 'True laurel'. These leaves have aromatic odor and are bitter and spicy.

Bay Leaves or Laurel Leaves are evergreen shrub or dried leaves whose upper surface is glabrous , shiny, olive green, and lower surface is dull olive to brown. The leaf size ranges from from 2.5 to 7.5 cms in length and 1.6 to 2.5 cms in breadth. The shape of the leaf is elliptical.

Indian Name : Tej Patta

Botanical Name : Laurus nobilis L

Family Name : Lauraceae

Parts Used : Leaf

Habitat : India and Mediterranean region

Black Pepper

Black Pepper is one of the most internationally traded spice belonging to the family of Piperaceae. The plant is cultivated for its fruit and is popularly used as a spice and seasoning after drying.

Indian Name : Kali Mirch

Botanical Name : Piper nigrum

Family Name : Piperaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : Southern states of India, Vietnam and few other Asian countries

Capsicum

Capsicum is a perennial plant belonging to the solanaceae family and used as a spice, vegetable and medicine. It is also known as Pepper, Chile Pepper in different countries. An oleoresin is obtained by solvent extraction of the plant.

Indian Name : Shimla Mirch

Botanical Name : Capsicum

Family Name : Solanaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : Central and South America

Cardamom

Cardamom finds extensive use in Scandinavian and Indian cuisine. It is sweet and aromatic and is very pleasant It is found in Asian countries and also Australia depending on the type. It is one of the most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla. Malabar and the Guatemalan varieties of the cardamom are the major commercial varieties.

Indian Name : Elaichi

Botanical Name : Elettaria cardamomum

Family Name : Zingiberaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : East Asian Countries

Cassia

Chinese cinnamon also sometimes called as cassia belongs to the plant family Lauraceae. It consists of the aromatic bark. The bark of the cassia or Chinese cinnamon has more pungent smell as compared to true cinnamon. It has less delicate flavour and is thicker than cinnamon bark. It is used both for culinary and medicinal purpose. It has good capability to to flavor foods and confectionery items particularly liqueurs and chocolate. Chinese Cinnamon bark is believed to posses strong Yang tonic which can be used to correct many physical deficiencies.

Botanical Name : Cinnamomum aromaticum

Synonym C : Cassia

Family Name : Fabaceae

Parts Used : Bark

Habitat : Southern China

Celery

Celery is a biennial plant used as a culinary herb for its flavor and aroma. It is used both as vegetable and spice The herb is native to Northern and western Europe. Stalk and seeds of the herb are used for food flavoring. It is also known as Chinese celery or Oriental celery. Celery is valued not only for its prized stalks but also for its leaves, roots and seeds.

Botanical Name : Apium graveolens dulce

Family Name : Apiaceae

Parts Used : Stalks

Habitat : North Europe

Chillies

Chilli is one of the largest traded spice in the international market. It is also known as Capsicum, Red pepper, Paprika depending on the species and variety. This spice is extensively used for food flavoring and coloring and also for certain medicinal properties. Chillies are available in a number of varieties, colors and fragrances.

Indian Name : Lal Mirch

Botanical Name : Capsicum annum L., Capsicum frutescens L.

Family Name : Solanaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : Mexico, Guatemala

Garlic

Garlic is one of the most popular spices in the world which belongs to Alliaceae family. Garlic is so popular that it is also referred as the Stinking Rose. It is quite similar to onion. The difference lies in that in the onion there is single bulb whereas garlic produces a compound bulb consisting of groups of white or purplish scales. The garlic head consist of smaller cloves. Garlic is basically a root crop whose bulb grows underground. There are nearly 300 varieties of garlic grown worldwide.

Indian Name : Lahson

Botanical Name : Allium sativum

Family Name : Alliaceae

Parts Used : Underground structure, also known as Head

Habitat : South Western Asia

Ginger

Ginger is one of the most traded spice globally. Ginger derive its name from Sanskrit word stringa-vera, which means "with a body like a horn". The spice is used extensively for culinary and medicinal application. Though often thought of as the root of the plant, but actually ginger is the rhizome of the zingiber officinale plant. The spice was initially found in China, but later the production extended to other Asian countries including India.

Indian Name: Adrak

Botanical Name : Zingiber officinale

Family Name : Zingiberaceae

Parts Used :Roots

Habitat : Southern China

Marjoram

Marjoram, also known as Sweet Marjoram or Knotted Marjoram is a perennial herb used for its sweet and citrus flavor. The leaves are either used in fresh or dried form for culinary purposes. They lend a sweet and tangy flavor to the dish it is used for. Marjoram belongs to the species of Oregano and is milder in flavor. It is used in Italian, French, North African, Middle Eastern, and American cuisines.

Indian Name : Marwa

Botanical Name : Origanum majorana

Family Name : Lamiaceae

Parts Used : Leaves

Habitat : Egypt

Mustard

Mustard is one of the oldest spices being used since centuries. The seeds of the plant are grinded and mixed with water to form extensively used condiment called mustard. it is also used to manufacture the very popular mustard oil, widely used in food industry.

Indian Name : Peeli Sarson

Botanical Name : Brassica alba, B. juncea, B. nigra

Family Name : Brassicaceae

Parts Used : Seeds

Habitat : North Africa and Middle East

Nutmeg & Mace

Nutmeg Tree is widely grown for obtaining two of the very important spices, namely Nutmeg and Mace. Both the spices are derived from the same plant; nutmeg being the seed kernel derived from the fruit and mace being the lacy covering on the seed kernel. It is one of the most sought after and internationally traded spice after pepper, chillies and basil.

Indian Name : Jaiphal and Javitri

Botanical Name : Myristica fragrans

Family Name : Myristicaceae

Parts Used :Seed

Habitat : Indonesia, Grenada

Peprika

Paprika is one of the most traded in spice, native to South America. The Plant is cultivated for its fruit, which is dried and used as a spice or seasoning. It is used as a food colorant in a variety of cuisines.

Paprika is an annual plant which bears a green fruit when unripe and changes to red color on ripening. Only red colored paprika are processed into spice. The plant is extensively cultivated in Hungary. A variety of paprika are being grown the world over for difference in taste and aroma..

Indian Name : Mirchi

Botanical Name : Capsicum annuum

Family Name : Solanaceae

Parts Used : Fruit

Habitat : South America

Saffron

Saffron, the most expensive spice, traded by weight, is native to Southwest Asia. It is said to have been cultivated in Greece first. The spice is dried and then sold as a food and beverage colorant and seasoning. The high cost of this spice can be attributed to the difficulty in manually extracting the large number of minute stigmas.

Indian Name : Kesar

Botanical Name : Crocus sativus

Family Name : Iridaceae

Iridaceae : Stigma

Habitat : Southwest Asia

Turmeric

Turmeric, belonging to the ginger family is a perennial plant found in the tropical regions of Southern Asia. Turmeric is mostly traded in the whole form, and then processed into powder, oil or oleoresin by the industrial sector.

Indian Name : Haldi

Botanical Name : Curcuma longa

Family Name : Zingiberaceae

Parts Used : Rhizomes

Habitat : Southern Asia