Spice Peanut

Peanuts are commonly used in food preparing purposes for food taste and flavor. It is one of the most commonly used spice. Peanut is known to us as ground nuts. It is an oil producing spice. From peanuts we are getting edible oil named as peanut oil. The names and two pictures shown below of peanut or groundnut.

• Spice Name: Peanut
• Name of Family: Fabaceae
• Botanical Name: Arachis Hypogaea

The spice peanut is native to the Western Hemisphere. It is now cultivated in most of the countries in the world as it is a highly consumable spice.

The peanut plant is small in size. The plant's body is soft and contains green leaves. Peanuts are grown under soil just like potato, turmeric, onion, garlic etc. At harvest time the leaves of the plant changed its color from green to brown. 

The peanut is covered with two shells. Outer shell is harder than the inner shell. Inner shell is brown in color and very thin. Peanut can be used as a whole, grinding as powder or making oil. Peanut oil is a popular oil for cooking for its mild flavor. It is considered as healthful oil.

Peanut has high nutrition value, contains sodium, potassium, carbohydrate, iron and magnesium. It contains vitamin C and B6. We can get health benefits by using it with our food. Different food preparation, curries, salad, specially in bakeries used the peanut more. For cake, biscuits, bread and other bakery products used peanut for more taste and flavor.

Ginger is Spice Name

Spice Ginger is one of the most popular in cooking. It is considered a vegetable as its roots are used. People have been using the it for cooking and healing for thousands of years. It is a flowering plant, its whole roots can be used as a spice. Two pictures of ginger shown below one is whole and another is powder with family and botanical name.

Spices Name: Ginger

Family Name: Zingiberaceae

Botanical name: Zingiber Officinale Rosc.

Ginger is a well known spice today. It is available in most of the countries. The essential ginger we get from its plant's root. 

Ginger is probably native to Southeastern Asia. Now it is available in most of the countries in the world. It's more cultivating to increase production for its more consumption.

Its plant is small, about three to five feet high. Ginger plant is like a turmeric plant with a soft body and its leaves are green. It is a tropical plant. Planting and growing ginger is simple. It can grow at home also.The spices are grown under soil like potato, turmeric, onion, garlic etc and collected from under soil at the time of harvesting.

Ginger has nutrition value, contains sodium, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin , C and B6. It has anti oxidants that prevents stress. Ginger help body from many diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease and diseases of the lungs.  

Ginger is one of the most essential spices for use. It is used in curry, salads and soup for better food taste. Also it is used with tea from relief cold problem. It can be used fresh, dried and powdered.