Spice Rosemary

Spices Rosemary is known to all.  The leaves of which are used to flavor foods. Rosemary is used as spice for preparing delicious meals. Rosemary has  been used since the time of the early Greeks and Romans. Two pictures are shown below, one is dry rosemary spices and another one is green rosemary trees.

• Spice Name: Rosemary
• Family name: Lamiaceae
• Botanical Name: Salvia Rosmarinus

Rosemary spice is native to the Mediterranean region and Asia.  For its more use, it is now cultivated in many countries in the world. 

Spice rosemary plant is evergreen. The leaves of the tree look needle-like. The plant is not so high. Rosemary flowers are white, pink, purple or blue in colors. It is widely grown in the garden of warm climate. While flowers appearing in the tree looks very beautiful to see.

 

Rosemary spices contain substances that are useful for digestion. It is used in curry, salads, and soups. Rosemary contains vitamins A, C and B-6. It also contains iron and calcium. The spice is not used only for food flavor, better taste and smell also used as an aromatic herb and medicine. The spice is renowned for health benefits.

Spice Raisin

A raisin is the spice of dried grapes which come from fruit grapes. The grapes when dried for around three weeks make spice raisin. The raisin is a sweet spice. It is a well known spice to everyone. Its names and two pictures are shown below one is grapes and another one is raisin.

• Spice Name: Raisin
• Family name: Vitaceae
• Botanical Name: Vitis Vinifera

Spice raisin is native to Europe and Southwest Asia. It is now commercially cultivated in many countries in the world. Actually it is cultivated and grows as grapes.

The spice raisin plant is a long lived plant. The tree gives fruit for many years. The plant has a soft body and is not so high. The fruit rarely grows as an individual. They grow more with clusters or together. 

Grapes are found in various colors such as green, pink, deep purple, yellowish green, reddish pink etc. Grapes are processed by sun drying, shade drying and mechanical drying to prepare raisins.

 

Raisins are quite rich in iron. It contains high vitamins and minerals. It is using not only food flavor and better taste. In the baking industries it is used for making bread, biscuits, cake and many other baking products. Also in family sweet food it is used commonly.