Aromatic spices, also known as spices or spices, is a general term for a number of seasonings made from the seeds, fruits, roots, and bark of dried plants.

Spices contain volatile oils (essential oils), spicy components and organic acids, fibers, starch particles, resins, mucus substances, gums and other components, most of its aroma comes from the distilled essential oils. Spices are widely used in cooking food and food industry, mainly play the role of aroma, flavor, color and so on.

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Spices include five-spice powder, pepper powder, pepper powder, curry powder, mustard powder and so on. The main ingredients of pungent spices include star anise, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, fennel, chili pepper, cumin and so on.

High-quality spices: with the color, aroma and taste unique to the spice; in the form of dry powder.

Sub-quality spicy material: need to pay attention to the color is slightly darker or lighter, the aroma of the special taste is not strong; there is a slight moisture dissolution, agglomeration phenomenon.

Inferior quality spicy material: with impure smell and taste, moldy or other odors; dampness, lumps, mold, insects or impurities.

The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia - Spices