Nutmeg And Mace

Besides being used as a spice, nutmeg is also used in the world of health. Fruits and nutmeg are important trading commodities and have a high selling value. No wonder the Dutch and Portuguese first came to Indonesia because of the richness of their spices. This fruit when cooked, the skin and flesh of the fruit open, then the seeds will be seen wrapped in red mace. One fruit produces one brown seed. Nutmeg is harvested by seeds, salting the seeds (arillus), and the fruit flesh. The time needed for the first harvest from planting is around 7 to 9 years, nutmeg trees can reach 20m and their age can reach hundreds of years.