Spice Sesame

Sesame is an ancient spice. The spice is black in color. Sesame is considered the oldest oil seed. It was cultivated in Egypt long ago. From the spices, oil is extracted which is called sesame oil. It is a well known oil seed spice. The names and two pictures are given below one is for seeds and another one is for powder.

• Spice Name: Sesame
• Family name: Pedaliaceae
• Scientific Name: Sesamum Indicum

Sesame spice is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It grows in hot climates. The spice is cultivated in many countries in the world for spices and sesame oil.

The spice sesame plant is not long high. The spices are harvested once a year. The body and leaves of the plant are soft and green. At the time of flowering the plant looks very beautiful.

Sesame fruit grown from flowers and black seeds are found from the fruit. After harvesting the seeds are extracted from fruit. One plants gives many sesame fruits. There are many seeds within a fruit. Grinding the seeds by machine prepared the powder of sesame. 

 

The sesame contains a good source of healthy fats. It is a source of  vitamins C and vitamin B6. It also contains iron, magnesium, potassium and sodium. It is used as spice and oil. The sesame oil is used in baking products, in cooking and snacks.

Spice Turmeric

Turmeric is one of the common spices to all. The spices are used as a curry additive. It has been used in Asia for many years. Its names and two pictures are shown below one is dry turmeric and another one is turmeric powder.

• Spice Name: Turmeric
• Family name: Zingiberaceae
• Botanical Name: Curcuma Longa L

Spice turmeric is native to Southern India and Indonesia. The spice comes from the root of curcuma longa, a flowering plant of the ginger family. The plant needs seven to ten months for harvesting. It is widely cultivated in the islands of the Indian Ocean. For more consumption of turmeric spices it is now cultivated in many countries in the world.

The spice turmeric plant does not grow so high, it is about one meter. The spice grows under soil like potato, ginger and onion. The body of the plant is soft. 

Turmeric is a flowering plant. It is a flowering spices plant. The flowers are white to green and sometimes reddish purple. The plant can grow easily in a small space, the yard or in a tub.

 

Turmeric is used in cooking. After drying, turmeric is grinding in a machine and making powder to use for cooking. The color of the turmeric powder is bright yellow. Turmeric is one of the best ingredients in Asian dishes. It is also a major ingredient in curry powder. It contains vitamin C, vitamins B6 and other antioxidants. It also contains an excellent source of Manganese and iron. It is using not only food flavor, color and better taste. It is long used in Ayurvedic medicine.