SpiceNice
An open database of culinary spices.

Spices in Database

Spice Name Botanical Name Culinary Form

Black Mustard

Rhamphospermum nigrum seeds, ground seeds

Black Pepper

Piper nigrum dried fruit, ground pepper, cooked peppercorns

Onion Powder

N/A ground dried onions

Anise

Pimpinella anisum N/A

Alligator Pepper

N/A powder

Grains of Paradise

Aframomum melegueta seeds

Japanese Pepper

Zanthoxylum piperitum fruits, powder

Poppy Seed

Papaver somniferum dried seeds

Garlic

Allium sativum bulb, powder from bulb

Sichuan Pepper

Zanthoxylum armatum dried seeds, ground seeds

Allspice

Pimenta dioica ground dried fruits

Amchoor

Mangifera indica powder from dried, unripe mango

Star Anise

Illicium verum dried seeds, powder

Asafoetida

Ferula foetida grounded powder, dried resin

Ajwain

Trachyspermum ammi powder, essential oil

Brazilian Pepper

Schinus terebinthifolia N/A

Camphor

Camphora officinarum N/A

Caraway

Carum carvi whole, oil, powder

Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum grounded seeds (powder), seeds

Cassia

Cinnamomum cassia ground powder of bark, stick

Celery

Apium graveolens seed powder, whole seeds

Charoli

Buchanania cochinchinensis ground powder of seeds, toasted seeds

Chenpi

N/A dried peels

Chili

Capsicum dried, powder from dried berries, fruit

Sumac

Rhus coriaria ground dried fruits

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum dried bark, powder

Clove

Syzygium aromaticum dried flower buds

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum dried seeds, powder

Cubeb

Piper cubeba dried berries, powder

Cumin

Cuminum cyminum dried seeds, powder

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa seeds, powder

Black Caraway

Elwendia persica dried fruits (seeds)

Dill

Anethum graveolens dried seeds, poweder

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare dried fruit, powder

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds, powder

Fingerroot

Boesenbergia rotunda N/A

Ginger

Zingiber officinale rhizome, powder

Golpar

Heracleum persicum seeds, powder

Grains of Selim

Xylopia aethiopica crushed pods (fruit), paste from smoked crushed pods

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana flesh, crushed flesh

Kokum

Garcinia indica dried out cover of fruit

Ethiopian Cardamom

Aframomum corrorima dried seeds

Dried Lime

N/A whole dried lime, sliced, ground

Liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra root

Mahleb

Prunus mahaleb seed kernel, ground seed kernel

Brown Mustard

Brassica juncea seeds, ground seeds

White Mustard

Sinapis alba seeds, toasted seeds, ground seeds

Ricinodendron

Ricinodendron heudelotii dried seeds, ground seeds

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans dried seeds of fruit, powder of seeds

Paprika

N/A dried whole fruit as powder

Peruvian Pepper

Schinus molle dried, ground berries

Radhuni

Trachyspermum roxburghianum dried seeds

Rose

Rosa × damascena powedered rose

Saffron

Crocus sativus stigma of flower

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum leaves, poweder of dried leaves

Sesame

Sesamum indicum seeds, ground seeds

Shiso

Perilla frutescens var. crispa pulverized dried leaves

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica pulp of fruit

Turmeric

Curcuma longa dried, grounded rhizome

Uzazi

Zanthoxylum gilletii dried berry, powder from ground berry

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia whole pod, powder

Voatsiperifery

Piper borbonense berries

Wasabi

Eutrema japonicum rhizome, powder from rhizome

Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria rhizome, ground rhizome to powder

Juniper Berry

Juniperus communis dried woody scales, crushed

Urfa Biber

Capsicum annuum N/A

Korean Perilla

Perilla frutescens dried toasted seeds, powder

Tasmanian Pepper

Tasmannia lanceolata dried berries and leaves, powder of dried berries

Tonka Bean

Dipteryx odorata beans

Litsea Cubeba

Litsea cubeba N/A

Pomegranate Seed

N/A dried seeds, powder from seeds

Mango Ginger

Curcuma amada roots

Long Pepper

Piper longum dried fruits, poweder

The source of this data is the English edition of Wikipedia.