Nutmegs
@allknowing (153544)
India
June 1, 2025 6:58pm CST
We have a nutmeg tree that yields during the rainy season.
The fruits drop down when they are ready. We need to extract them from the shell and dry them - mace and nut separately.
We find it difficult to preserve the mace inspite of drying it as it develops mildew which is rejected by shops.
Both nutmegs and the mace fetch a good price but the mildew on the mace results in it being rejected.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
2 Jun 25
Does the mace and the nutmeg come from the same tree?
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
2 Jun 25
@allknowing I see. I use very little nutmeg and don´t know what mace is for.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
2 Jun 25
@marguicha Mace is a flavouring used in several dishes
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
2 Jun 25
The red part you see on the fruit is mace.
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@snowy22315 (208774)
• United States
2 Jun 25
Suprised it is red, I have only seen brown associated with nutmeg. I guess that pic is the outer seed pod.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
2 Jun 25
The red is the mace which is separated. The outer shell looks like this
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@snowy22315 (208774)
• United States
2 Jun 25
@allknowing Oh well they usually just sell it ground here in a brown powder or you can buy the seed pods which are brown. Maybe you could get mace like that in an Asian market.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
2 Jun 25
@snowy22315 Mace as I said is a part of the fruit and where they sell the fruit they should also have mace for sale.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
3 Jun 25
I do not think Indi ahas advance that far Have never come across any such products
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@Ineeddentures (33818)
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2 Jun 25
I wonder if there is a way to stop the mildew before it develops.
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