Spice plant

Baranska, M. et al.. Identification of secondary metabolites in medicinal and spice plants by NIR FT Raman microspectroscopic mapping. Analyst, 129, 926, 2004. 

Table 15.1 List of common vegetable, herb and spice plant families and example species... 

Stankevicius, M. Akuneca, L Jakobsone, L Maruska, A. Analysis of phenolic compounds and radical scavenging activities of spice plants extracts. Food Chemistry and Technology. 2010 44(2) 85-91. 

The extraction of spice oleoresins is relatively new, and industrial plants have been in operation for about the last ten years. Because the CO2 extracts are different to the conventional processed oleoresins, the acceptance in the food industry is growing slowly. The spice plants are much smaller than the decaffeination and hop plants, and use extractors of between 200 and 8001. The same is true for medical herbs and high value fats and oils, which are more or less at the beginning of development. 

Vanilla planifolia is the only orchid, which is used as spice plant. The plant has its origin in tropical Mexico, but today the main source of vanilla is the Malagasy Republic. 

Borges, P., Fernandez, N. and Roncal, E. (2003) Isolation and characterization of essential oils of spice plants using steam distillation. Alimentaria 40(340), 125-127. 

Spices-Analysis. 2. Spice plants-Composition. I. Parthasarathy,... 

This was such a charming little find. In the book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless, she claims that the oil of chervil (a European spice plant) has this compound. Well, the literature backs it up. Chervil oil (Anthriscus cerefolium) is made up primarily of j ust two things 75.1 % methylchavicol and 22.3% osmorhizole [53]. 

Smirous, P., Ruzickova, G., Kocourkova, B. and Fojtova, J. (2007). Variability of qualitative parameters of winter form of carawy (Carum carvi L.). In Book of Scientific Papers and Abstracts from the 1st International Scientific Conference on Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants. Haban, M. and Otepka, P. (Eds) pp. 15-19. Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia. 

Vaculik, A. (2007). The influence of herbicidal treatment on the yield and Essentials oil content of spice plants in the Czech Republic. Doctoral Thesis, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Fac. of Agronomy, Brno. 

Azzouz, M.A. and Bullerman, L.B. 1982. Comparative antimycotic effects of selected herbs, spices, plant components and commercial antifungal agents. J. Food Protection. 45 1298-1301. 

In the food industry NIR spectroscopy is the most common in-line method to monitor moisture, oil, fat and protein to analyze grains, feeds, meat, dairy and other products. Metabolites in leaves of spice plants can be determined by using NIR reflection measurements [21]. Accuracy and precision achieved are better than 0.2 % [22]. On-line measurements are also made for diverse snack food products. 

Occurrence Widely distributed in essential oils, especially of spice plants, fruit, vegetable, and meat flavor particularly important in the flavors of apple juice ( impact compound), kiwis, tea, and fresh tomatoes occurs also as an alaim or defence substance in various insects, e.g., bugs. For preparation, see Lit. used mainly in fruit and vegetable flavors. 

Curry is a poptrlar spice mixtrrre with easily recognizable taste and odor. On the other hand, the name ctrrry also occtrrs on the label of a small, green spice plant that is sold in large retail stores. Are these two cormected And after all, what is cirrry ... 

Preparation of very small amounts of essential oils may be necessary if only very small amounts of plant material are available and can be fundamental in chemotaxonomic investigations and control analysis but also for medicinal and spice plant breeding. In the past, numerous attempts have been made to minimize conventional distillation devices. As an example, the modi ed Marcusson device may be quoted (Bicchi et al., 1983) by which 0.2 3 g plant material suspended in 50 mL water can be distilled and collected in 100 pL analytical grade pentane or hexane. The analytical results proved to be identical with those obtained by conventional distillation. 

Pohteo, O., M. Jukic, and M. Milos, 2006. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of essential oils of twelve spice plants. Croat. Chem. Acta., 79(4) 545—552. 

Ngassoum MB, Ousmaila H, Ngamo LT, Maponmetsem PM, Jirovetz L, Buchbauer G (2004) Aroma compounds of essential oils of two varieties of the spice plant Ocimum canum Sims from northern Cameroon. J Food Compos Anal 17(2) 197-204... 

Some plants with intensive and distinctive flavors and aromas are used dried or in fresh form as seasonings or spices. Table 22.1 lists the most important spice plants together with the part of the plant used for seasoning. 

In some spice plants, the odor corresponds with that of the main conponents of the volatile liac-... 

Spices have little in common except for their use. They usually come from tropical plants and different parts of various spice plants may be used. For example, cloves come from the bud, cinnamon comes from the bark, pepper comes from the fruit, ginger and horseradish come from the root, and mustard comes from the seed. 

Some people grow spice plants such as sage, marjoram, thyme, and others in their gardens others grow them in pots in sunny windows. They then dry the plants for later use. 

Location is important, especially because rising freight costs could exceed irradiation costs. (An increase in gasoline prices cotdd also affect the economics of irradiation.) Relatively few plants for FTSI, each estimated at 10 million to 12 million, would suffice. For example, a well-built, weU-located spice plant could treat up to 150 million pounds of product a year. 

Linalool (CAS 78-70-6) is a terpene alcohol with many commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent (floral, with a tonch of spiciness). It is found in many flowers and spice plants as well as in several members of the Lamiaceae including Ocimum basilicum... 

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