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Nutmeg

October 21, 2015/in Flavor of the Month/by Grant Alkin

Nutmeg is a key note in October comfort favorites such as pumpkin spice lattes and spiced bread. The spice is warm, sweet, and spicy, perfect for the gradually colder days of autumn. Take a closer look at nutmeg, however, and you might find a disquieting surprise. Are you prepared to take a whiff of nutmeg science?

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  1. Roth-Johnson, Liz. The Flavor Network. Science and Food.

Alice PhungAbout the author: Alice Phung once had her sights set on an English degree, but eventually switched over to chemistry and hasn’t looked back since.

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Tags: ecstasy, elemicin, flavor, flavor chemistry, flavor compounds, hallucinogenic, myristica, myristica fragrans, myristicin, nutmeg, psychoactive, safrole
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0 0 Grant Alkin https://sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/ibp-scienceandfoodnew/wp-content/uploads/sites/123/2016/09/newlogoSm-2-300x31.png Grant Alkin2015-10-21 10:00:162015-10-21 10:00:16Nutmeg
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