Star Anise With Pictures

Star Anise is a common spices name to us. Star anise and star anise are nearly the same flavor but their shape and appearance are different. The shape of star anise is like a star. It is found in fruit type spice name lists. People are using it from long time ago for their food preparation

• Name of Spices: Star Anise
• Family Name: Illiciaceae
• Botanical name: Illicium Verum

The essential spice tree star anise is native to the Mediterranean region and Asia. It is now cultivated in many countries in the world as a spice. Below the names and pictures of star anise.

The spice tree when it has flowers looks very beautiful. Star anise plant grows not so high. Star anise is cultivated in China, Vietnam, Laos and many other countries. In China it is called Chinese star anise.

Star anise contains a very strong flavor. It is used for food flavor and also used with tea. Seeds are used for plantations. It is one of the main flavors in Chinese five spice powder. Star anise nutrition value is more and it contains energy, protein, fat and also Vitamin A and C.

Useful Basil With Pictures

Basil is one of the essential spices in our common spices name list. Its leaves are used as spices both dry and green. It is also treated as a medicinal plant. It is a leaf type of spice. The names and pictures shown below for the spice.

• Name of Spice: Basil
• Family Name: Ocimum Basilicum L
• Botanical name: Lamiaceae

Basil is native to India and some other Asian countries. At present it is spread up to many other countries and planted for spices. In India it is called Tulsi leaves. Its history is long and was discovered about 5000 years ago.

The spice plant basil grows in hot weather climates. The spice basil tree is a low height plant i.e. its height is about one to three feet. The leaves of the spice tree are green and small. The flowers of the basil plant are beautiful. Its leaves are mainly used as spices and many other purposes.

Spices of basil are useful to us. At the time when there was no medicinal treatment available, people used Basil leaves for recovery from many diseases. At present the spice basil is used in pharmaceutical, herbal, homeopathy and other chemical purposes.

Name is Onion

Most consumable spice name onions people have been using for a long long years ago as a vegetable and spice. The onion is the best spice in our spice name list. We use it for our food processing and cooking regularly. It is the name of the most consumable top spices for its regular use. We can put it in our all spices name and list. The origin of the spice onion seems to be Iran, Pakistan and some Asian countries. Names and pictures shown below for the essential spices onion.

Spices Name: Onion

Family Name: Amaryllidaceae

Botanical Name: Allium Ceppa

The spice name onion is harvested once a year in the summer season. It is preserved for whole year consumption. We find onions in three colors, brown, red and white. The onion plant is small. The spices grow and develop under soil. Cultivators collect the spice onion from under soil.

The spice onion is used as spices, vegetables and salads for better taste of food and flavor. It is also used for herbal medicine, Homeopathic medicine and different chemical industries for various purposes. We can also use onion powder as a spice. Onion seeds are very small and they are planted from the seeds.

It contains energy, carbohydrate, fats, proteins, minerals and vitamins i.e. onion nutrition is valuable to us. It is an an useful spice.

Spice Bay Leaf With Pictures

Spice name bay leaf is essential in our common food spices list. Most essential spices named bay leaf come from bay laurel spice tree. The bay leaf tree grows in a warming climate slowly. Its names and pictures shown below.

• Spices Name: Bay Leaf
• Name of Family: Lauraceae
• Botanical Name: Cinnamomum Tamala

Bay leaf spice is native to the Mediterranean and Asia. It is more cultivated in north and central America, France. India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and some other countries.

People have been using it for food taste and flavor and enjoying bay leaf benefits for a long time. Dried leaves are suitable to use for their scent and flavor. Green Leaves have no sufficient scent or flavor. Dried leaves can be used whole as spices or by grinding as powder. We can put food spice names on the list.

Different types of Bay leaf we found and their flavor are not equal due to climate and soil. Fresh Bay leaves are green and dried bay leaves are brown in color.

Why use bay leaves? Bay leaf is a leaf type of spices.We can get bay leaf benefits by adding it to food. So we can avail bay leaf nutrition by using it. Bay leaves contains a rich source of vitamin A, C, Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. Spice name bay leaf is using not only food flavor but also herbal medicine for its properties.

Aniseed

There are many essential and common spices names in our spice name list for use. Aniseed is one of them. Here describe aniseed and its uses. Two pictures of aniseed shown, one is seed and another one is powder both are used as spice. Spice aniseed names and pictures are given below with their botanical and family name.

• Spices Name: Aniseed
• Spice Family: Pimpinella Anisum L
• Name of Botanical: Apiaceae

Essential spice named aniseed plants has been cultivated in Egypt for a long time. At present it is available in most of the countries in the world. Also it is spreading its growth to Europe, China, North America and many other countries. Aniseed spice names with pictures given above were one for seed and another for powder.

The aniseed we get from planting by cultivation. After extracting the seeds from the plant it dried in sunlight or heat. Then its color changed green to brown. It can be powder by grinding and stored with an airtight container to keep cool space.

Aniseed is useful for the human body. We can put it in the most essential spices name and picture list. By adding aniseed in the food, it makes the food flavor and tasty. That is why it is used in food and bread preparation. It is also used for herbal medicine and pharmaceuticals.

What is aniseed? It is a common most essential spice.

Spice Almond

Name of spice almond is useful to us. It is a valuable and most useful spice. The spice almond we keep in the our useful name list. Below the spice almond names and pictures.

• Name of Spice: Almond
• Family Name: Rosaceae
• Botanical Name: Prunus

spice almond is native to Iran and its neighboring countries. It was spreading up to various countries. Now it is available in many countries in the world. Its production is increasing day to day by cultivation for its spices value. We collect it from its tree as fruit because it is a fruit type of spices.

Most essential spice almond trees are big in size and have more branches. It is planted from its seeds. Almond tree leaves are almost green. The tree is looking beautiful at the time of harvesting. 

The essential spices almond is a favorite nut food. It is the most valuable spice to us for its properties.The nuts are available inside of the fruit. It is extracted from the hard shell of the body of the fruit. Almond nutrition is useful for us. We can maintain better health from almonds by using it. Almonds have great medicinal value and contain a rich amount of protein, minerals and vitamins. Almond milk is also known to us. Valuable almond oil is extracted from it and used for different important purposes. Its oil is used for preparing perfumes and pharmaceuticals also. We can get almond benefits by using it.

We found the almond in the hot list. Please visit Wikipedia for more information about almonds.

Spices Common Name List

Spices are now used everywhere. Today's world can't think without spice. Given below are some most essential spices name and list. Listed spices common name are used for cooking and many other purposes. Such as used in pharmaceutical industries as raw materials for preparation medicine. It is used in perfume industries as raw materials to prepare different cosmetics. It is used in dye industries for different colors. Some spices are very costly such as saffron, cardamom etc.

The spices common name list in English are shown alphabetically. Spices items name contains only essential spices but their picture and short description given with respective page. 

Almond

Aniseed

Anise Star

Basil Leaves

Basil Seeds

Bay Leaf Dried

Bay Leaf Green

Cumin Seeds Black

Cumin Seeds Brown

Capsicum

Cardamom Black

Cardamom Brown

Cardamom Green

Cashew Nut

Chili Green

Chili Red

Chili Powder

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Curry Leaf

Fennel

Garlic

Ginger

Green Onion

Lettuce

Liquorice

Mint

Mustard Seeds Black

Mustard Seed Brown

Mustard Seeds Red

Nigella Seeds

Nutmeg

Onion

Peanut

Pepper Corns Black

Pistachio

Raisins -Dried Graps

Rosemary

Saffron

Sesame Seeds Black

Sesame Seeds White

Turmeric

Turmeric Powder

Tamarind

Walnut

and more.......

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