About Nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in) long and 15 to 18 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) wide, and weighing between 5 and 10 g (0.2 and 0.4 oz) dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or aril of the seed. The first harvest of nutmeg trees takes place 7-9 years after planting, and the trees reach full production after 20 years. Nutmeg is usually used in powdered form. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices. Several other commercial products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted oleoresins, and nutmeg butter (see below).
Nutmeg Oleoresin is a light yellow to orange viscous liquid,leached from Nutmeg fruits,with the characteristics aroma and flavor of nutmeg.It is widely used in pharmaceutial,health care food produces,daily chemicals,flavors and fragrances industries ect.
Appearance: yellow brown fine powder
Part of the Plant Used:Fruit
Extract Method: Grain Alcohol/Water
Specification:
nutmeg oil10% to 50%
nutmeg oil 55% to 98%
Myristic acid 10% to 50%
Extract Ratio 4:1 to 200:1
Functions of Nutmeg
1 It can cure dysentery virtual cold diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting.
2 Exterminator external parasites.
3 It can be used for treatment of rheumatism and so on.
4 In addition, also for spices, industrial raw materials such as oil
Applications of Nutmeg
1. Applied in food field, it is usually used as food additive;
2. Applied in health product field, which can be made into clad sheet (digestive enzyme) and nutriment capsule;