Ground nutmeg has a warm, subtle spice with nutty undertones and is perfect for both sweet and savory baking and cooking. Nutmeg comes from the dark-leaved evergreen tree. Ground nutmeg is a spice made from grinding the seeds of the tree into a powder form and is used as a popular spice around the world.

Nutmeg is ground and produces a distinctive fragrance that is warming and subtly sweet – perfect for baking and adding warmth to cooking recipes such as curries.

Ground nutmeg is popular in Indonesian cuisine where it is added to soups and sauces and Indian cuisines where it is used to flavor meat and added to authentic curries. This spice is a good source of minerals like copper, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, zinc and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese and copper are used by the body as co-factors for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Iron is essential for red blood cell production and as a co-factor for cytochrome oxidases enzymes. It is also rich in many vital B-complex vitamins, including vitamin C, folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A and many flavonoid anti-oxidants like beta-carotene and kryptoxanthin that are essential for optimum health.

Ways to use ground nutmeg

Use as one of the key spices in pumpkin pie
Add to homemade mulled wine for a warming subtle spice
Add to vegetable curries for an authentic flavour
Use in lebanese dishes such as chickpea stews served with couscous
Add to warming lattes such as chia latte