BOT 1200 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Capsicum Annuum, Myristica Fragrans, Coffea Canephora
30 Mar 2016
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Spices are derived from various plant organs. True cinnamon is native to india and sri lanka. Bark is stripped by hand, rolled and allowed to dry for a day. Outer bark is removed, a lengthwise incision is made in order to release the inner bark as a roll. Spice is obtained from the inner bark quills or cinnamon sticks. Volatile oil of cinnamon and cassia bark consists of cinnamaldehyde. Cinnamon has antiseptic activity and is a carminative. Nutmeg and mace are derived from two separate fruit parts of myristica fragrans. Nutmeg trees are dioecious; flowers after 9 years. Fruit is dehiscent berry; fleshy red aril (mace) around a nut-like seed (nutmeg) Spice is obtained by grating the dried aril and the nut. Pericarp is used for jam and sweets. Orginially from island of run (indonesian archipelago) One pound of nutmeg yielded a 3200% profit by the time it reached england. Clove is from latin clavus meaning nail.
