Nutmeg
Warm Spice. Rich Aroma
Didwaniya Group is a leading manufacturer and exporter of premium-grade nutmeg, delivering whole and ground forms to global markets. Sourced from trusted growers and processed with precision, our nutmeg is valued for its intense fragrance, natural oil content, and versatile use across culinary, confectionery, and nutraceutical industries.
Nutmeg is the dried seed of the fruit of the sweet nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a tropical evergreen native to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. The nutmeg seed is hard, oval-shaped, and marked by distinct, sinuous deep grooves. Its color varies from light to medium brown, depending on drying and processing methods.
The aroma of nutmeg is warm, rich, and slightly sweet, with camphorous and woody notes that intensify when freshly ground. Its flavor is spicy, resinous, and mildly hot, often lingering with a sweet and nutty aftertaste.
Nutmeg trees bear fruit similar in appearance to apricots. Once the fruit ripens, it splits open to reveal a hard seed (nutmeg) wrapped in a lacy, red aril known as mace, which is also used as a spice. Each fruit thus yields two valuable spices — nutmeg and mace.
Characteristics
Taste: Spicy, resinous, slightly hot
Appearance (structure): The seeds are oval in shape with sinuous, deep grooves.
Smell: Intensely aromatic, sweet
Characteristic of nutmeg
Mass fraction of moisture, %, not more than: 12.0
Mass fraction of essential oils, %, not less than: 7.0
Color: Light brown in different shades
Application
In the food industry, nutmeg is one of the most widely used spices. It is included in spice mixes, used to flavor sausages, pates, spicy fish, sauces, and mustard. In cooking, nutmeg is used to season salads, pastry dough, cottage cheese, and cheese dishes. The spice goes well with soups, main courses of lamb, pork, poultry, game, and vegetables. It is irreplaceable in confectionery and baking, significantly improving the taste and aroma of flour products.
Storage conditions
Store in dry, clean, well-ventilated warehouses free from pests, at a relative humidity of no more than 75% and a temperature of no more than 20°C.