Mace
The fruit of Myristica fragrance contains a hard pit, which is a nutmeg, while the lacy red membrane which surrounds it is called mace.
The flavor of mace is softer and fruitier than that of nutmeg and is used in delicately flavored recipes. It consists of essential oils, which give out its distinct flavor and aroma.
Ground from the web-like outer covering of the Nutmeg seed, Mace gives out a more pungent and spicier flavor to food than its parent, with a mildly nutty, sweet and warm aroma and flavour, with hints of lemony sweetness.
Mace (Nutmeg Mace)
The lacy red membrane which surrounds Nutmeg is called Mace which is a separate spice itself. Mace powder has a distinct spicy-sweet taste and is used to add flavour to food such as desserts and baked products.
Product Description :
Mace is a spice produced from a fruit of an evergreen tree usually 9-12m high. It is the reddish dried reticulated arila of the fruit or covering of the seed (nutmeg). It is known for its mild flavor and the orange tinge. When the fruit mature it bursts open along the groove exposing the bright attractive mace, covering the hard black, shiny shell of the seed called nutmeg
Key Specifications/Special Features :
Mace is used in savory dishes. It is used as a drug in Eastern countries because of its stimulant, carminative, astringent and aphrodisiac properties. Excessive doses have a narcotic effect.
Nutmeg it is often used in baking recipes for cakes, cookies, and in savoury dishes such as soups and stews, sausages, meats, soups, fruits and preserves. The mace is removed, dried and then ground into a coarse powder that turns a reddish colour.
Product Name Mace
Specification
Cultivation Type Common & Organic
Form Fresh & Dry
Qnty 1X20' FCL > & 1X40' FCL >
Shipment Terms FOB / CIF / DDP / CRF
Payment Termes L/C , D/P , D/A , O/A
Orgin Port Colombo SriLanka
Packaging Terms 25 kg Bags Standard
The mace blades are red when they are ready for harvest. However, they take on an orange or yellowish-brown hue after being removed from the nutmeg shell and dried in the sun. The nutmeg is surrounded by two mace blades or portions. Mace is an extremely light material because it is thin and lacy. Only 3 to 4 lbs. of mace are produced for 100 lbs. of nutmeg a tree produces. The amount of essential oils in nutmeg and mace, as assessed by steam volatile oil distillation, determines their quality. The flavour and aroma will be more potent the richer the oil.
SPECIFICATION VALUE
Mould and Insect Infestation 3 % Max
Moisture Content 10 % Max
Total Ash 2 % Max
Acid Insoluble Ash 0.5 % Max
Crude Fibre 8 % Max
Volatile Oil ml/100g Min 15%
Bulk Packaging Packaging Package Size
Jute Bags/PP Bags 25kg/50kg
Retail Packaging
Papper Pouches 100g,250g,500g
Mace is the reddish netlike covering surrounding the nutmeg seed. Mace is used as a flavoring for many sweet dishes from the cuisines of various countries, and as a spice in many savory dishes. Mace is used for pain, stomach problems, and many other conditions, but there is no scientific evidence to support these uses. Mace contains chemicals that might affect the central nervous system. Mace might also kill bacteria and fungi.
Nutmeg and Mace are two separate spices derived from the fruit of tree Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae.
Nutmeg and mace are mainly used for culinary purposes to flavor curries, other food products, confectionaries and bakery products. It is also used in preparation of beverages and drinks. Oils are extracted from both nutmeg and mace. Powdered nutmeg and mace is used in curry powders. Nutmeg is also used as an ingredient in Ayurvedeic and Chinese medicine.
Grades
Nutmeg - With shell - Grade 1 & FAQ / Without shell - Grade 1 & FAQ
Nutmeg seeds covering from this flashy red surrounding called mace. Due to its pleasant flavor used in desserts, pastries, and sweet dishes. Whole form, ground form, and mace essential oil are mostly exported to global markets
Mace is the spice made from the reddish/ orange seed covering of the nutmeg seed. Mace belongs to the family Myristicaceae and species Myristica fragrans. Its flavor is similar to nutmeg but more delicate; it tastes more pungent and spicier than nutmeg and is used to flavor bakery, meat, fish, vegetables and in preserving and pickling.
Health Benefits Of Mace Spice;
01. Keeps Your Digestive System Healthy
02. Encourages Appetite
03. Boosts Blood Circulation
04. Stress Buster
05. Dental Health
06. Protects Kidneys
07. Cold and Cough
08. Wonderful Aroma
09. Anti-Inflammatory Properties
10. Traditional Medicine
Sri Lankan grown seeds to meet International standards. Nutmeg and Mace are two separate spices and in fact the only tree in the world that produces two separate spices. From ancient times, Nutmeg is a spice which carries numerous culinary and exported from Sri Lanka in the form whole nutmeg, nutmeg oil, and ground nutmeg and mace
Nutmeg and Mace are two separate spices derived from the fruit of tree Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae. Myristica fragrans is, in fact, the only tree in the world that produces two separate spices. The
fruit contains a hard pit, which is a nutmeg, while the lacy red membrane which surrounds it is called mace.
Nutmeg, a perennial evergreen spice tree, is native to the Moluccas in East Indonesia. From ancient times,
Nutmeg has been a highly prized spice for its numerous culinary and other applications. Sri Lankan nutmeg
and mace suppliers export whole nutmeg, nutmeg essential oil, and ground nutmeg and mace to global
markets. Nutmeg and mace powder are primarily used for culinary purposes to flavour curries, confectioneries and bakery products as well as beverages including eggnog, tea and coffee. Mace powder has a
distinct spicy-sweet taste and is used to add flavour to food, domestically and commercially. It is a widely
used ingredient in desserts and baked products like desserts, confectionaries, baked food.
Mace is a delicate, aromatic and versatile spice. Kanlook Enterprises supplies well prepared and proper standard highest quality mace which dried for 10 - 14 days from their own plantations.
This spice is the dry, outer aril that firmly envelops the nutmeg kernel. Even though mace and nutmeg are consequent from the same fruit, these two are considered as different spices. Mace possesses an intense aroma compared to the nutmeg. It also more taste and spicier than nutmeg. Mace giving the quality of flavor, color, and aroma, can see in the kitchens and restaurants around the world. Even though nutmeg and mace have similar uses if recipes, those are both hardly ever used together.
