swap_horiz Nutmeg Alternatives

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Garam Masala

Garam masala is a dry spice blend associated with South Asian cooking, especially Indian cuisine. Recipes vary by region...

Indian Warm Savory Blend

9.34 Excellent

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Cumin Seed

Sold as seeds, cumin consists of the dried, narrow, boat-shaped fruits of Cuminum cyminum, a plant in the parsley family...

Indian Seed Savory Ancient

9.32 Excellent

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Vanilla Bean

The vanilla bean is the cured seed pod from *Vanilla planifolia*, a tropical orchid species. It’s notable for its intens...

Tropical Baking Sweet Pod

9.20 Excellent

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Clove

Cloves are the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and now cult...

Warm Ancient Baking Indonesian

9.18 Excellent

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Green Cardamom

Green Cardamom originates from the seed pods of *Elettaria cardamomum*, a spice native to India’s Western Ghats. These p...

Indian Aromatic Baking Seed Pod

9.15 Excellent

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Cumin

Cumin is the dried seed of *Cuminum cyminum*, a plant originating in the eastern Mediterranean region. It’s notable for...

Seed Universal Savory Earthy

9.05 Excellent

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Sesame Seed

Sesame seed is one of the oldest known oilseed crops, with Sesamum indicum cultivated for at least 3,500 years, valued g...

Seed Universal Savory Nutty

8.90 Great

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Cloves

Cloves are the dried, unopened flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands (formerly the S...

Baking Indonesian Pungent Bud

8.85 Great

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Dried Ginger Powder

Dried ginger powder is made by drying and grinding the rhizome of Zingiber officinale. Compared with fresh ginger, it ha...

Warm Baking Asian Pungent

8.73 Great

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Jamaican Allspice

Jamaican allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the *Pimenta dioica* tree, which is native to the...

Warm Savory Baking Caribbean

8.61 Great

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Allspice

Allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, an evergreen native to the Caribb...

Warm Baking Jamaican Berry

8.40 Great

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Mace

Mace is a spice derived from the dried, lacy red aril that surrounds the nutmeg seed within the fruit of the Myristica f...

Savory Indonesian Delicate Myristica

8.25 Great

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Poppy Seed

Poppy seed is the tiny edible seed of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, containing negligible alkaloids in the mature...

Seed Universal Baking Nutty

8.10 Great

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Anise Seed

Anise seed is the dried fruit of Pimpinella anisum, native to the eastern Mediterranean, prized for its sweet licorice f...

Mediterranean Seed Baking Sweet

7.80 Good

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Mahlab

Mahlab, also known as mahlepi, is an aromatic spice made from the dried kernels inside the pits of the St. Lucie cherry,...

Seed Baking Middle Eastern Prunus

7.80 Good

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Grains of Paradise

Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) are the pungent seeds of a perennial plant in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae)...

Seed Warm Savory West African

7.55 Good

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Korintje Cinnamon

Korintje cinnamon comes from Cinnamomum burmannii, a tree native to Sumatra, Indonesia, and is the most widely traded ci...

Mild Baking Indonesian Bark

7.35 Good

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Calabash Nutmeg

Calabash nutmeg is the aromatic seed of Monodora myristica, a tree native to tropical Africa and especially associated w...

Seed Warm Savory Soups

6.91 Fair

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Cubeb Pepper

Cubeb pepper is the dried, usually whole berry of Piper cubeba, a climbing plant in the pepper family native to the Indo...

Seed Historical Warm Piney

6.55 Fair

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Tonka Bean

Tonka bean is the aromatic seed of the South American tree Dipteryx odorata. Its fragrance and flavor come partly from c...

Seed Baking South American Vanilla Like

6.40 Fair