SpiceNice
An open database of culinary spices.

Spices in Database

Spice Name Botanical Name Culinary Form

Star Anise

Illicium verum dried seeds, powder

Sumac

Rhus coriaria ground dried fruits

Tonka Bean

Dipteryx odorata beans

Ajwain

Trachyspermum ammi powder, essential oil

Alligator Pepper

N/A powder

Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum grounded seeds (powder), seeds

Celery

Apium graveolens seed powder, whole seeds

Mahleb

Prunus mahaleb seed kernel, ground seed kernel

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans dried seeds of fruit, powder of seeds

Onion Powder

N/A ground dried onions

Paprika

N/A dried whole fruit as powder

Peruvian Pepper

Schinus molle dried, ground berries

Pomegranate Seed

N/A dried seeds, powder from seeds

Rose

Rosa × damascena powedered rose

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum leaves, poweder of dried leaves

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica pulp of fruit

Tasmanian Pepper

Tasmannia lanceolata dried berries and leaves, powder of dried berries

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia whole pod, powder

Voatsiperifery

Piper borbonense berries

Allspice

Pimenta dioica ground dried fruits

Amchoor

Mangifera indica powder from dried, unripe mango

Anise

Pimpinella anisum N/A

Black Pepper

Piper nigrum dried fruit, ground pepper, cooked peppercorns

Cassia

Cinnamomum cassia ground powder of bark, stick

Grains of Selim

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

Japanese Pepper

Zanthoxylum piperitum fruits, powder

Poppy Seed

Papaver somniferum dried seeds

Chenpi

N/A dried peels

Turmeric

Curcuma longa dried, grounded rhizome

Asafoetida

Ferula foetida grounded powder, dried resin

Kokum

Garcinia indica dried out cover of fruit

Charoli

Buchanania cochinchinensis ground powder of seeds, toasted seeds

Korean Perilla

Perilla frutescens dried toasted seeds, powder

Liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra root

Radhuni

Trachyspermum roxburghianum dried seeds

Urfa Biber

Capsicum annuum N/A

Dried Lime

N/A whole dried lime, sliced, ground

Uzazi

Zanthoxylum gilletii dried berry, powder from ground berry

Black Caraway

Elwendia persica dried fruits (seeds)

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa seeds, powder

Chili

Capsicum dried, powder from dried berries, fruit

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum dried bark, powder

Clove

Syzygium aromaticum dried flower buds

Cubeb

Piper cubeba dried berries, powder

Cumin

Cuminum cyminum dried seeds, powder

Ethiopian Cardamom

Aframomum corrorima dried seeds

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare dried fruit, powder

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds, powder

Wasabi

Eutrema japonicum rhizome, powder from rhizome

Black Mustard

Rhamphospermum nigrum seeds, ground seeds

Brown Mustard

Brassica juncea seeds, ground seeds

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum dried seeds, powder

Litsea Cubeba

Litsea cubeba N/A

Ricinodendron

Ricinodendron heudelotii dried seeds, ground seeds

White Mustard

Sinapis alba seeds, toasted seeds, ground seeds

Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria rhizome, ground rhizome to powder

Brazilian Pepper

Schinus terebinthifolia N/A

Dill

Anethum graveolens dried seeds, poweder

Fingerroot

Boesenbergia rotunda N/A

Ginger

Zingiber officinale rhizome, powder

Golpar

Heracleum persicum seeds, powder

Long Pepper

Piper longum dried fruits, poweder

Saffron

Crocus sativus stigma of flower

Sesame

Sesamum indicum seeds, ground seeds

Shiso

Perilla frutescens var. crispa pulverized dried leaves

Garlic

Allium sativum bulb, powder from bulb

Camphor

Camphora officinarum N/A

Caraway

Carum carvi whole, oil, powder

Grains of Paradise

Aframomum melegueta seeds

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana flesh, crushed flesh

Juniper Berry

Juniperus communis dried woody scales, crushed

Mango Ginger

Curcuma amada roots

Sichuan Pepper

Zanthoxylum armatum dried seeds, ground seeds

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