Note · Spices
Mace
Myristica fragrans
Mace is the aril, the thin red lacy covering that surrounds the seed of the nutmeg tree. Once dried, it turns orange. Its oil resembles that of nutmeg, but softer, warmer and slightly more floral.
What it brings
A warm, gentle spice, rounder than nutmeg.
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Material profile
- Family
- Spices
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Myristica fragrans
- Origin
- Indonesia (Maluku Islands), Grenada, India.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance