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Identification & Functionality
- Flavor Family
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Allspice, Botanicals
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Origin
Mexico, Jamaica.
- Food Composition
Minerals, vitamins A, B, C, D and E, Essential oil (even up to 5% in the Jamaican variety), consisting of eugenol, phellandrene, cineol, methyleugenol.
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Healing Effect
- Pimento has digestive analgesic and antiseptic properties like cardamom berries, thanks to its eugenol content which is 90% of the essential oil extracted from its fruit.
- It has healing effects on abdominal colic, swelling, toothache and stomatitis. The infusion of allspice is used against respiratory infections.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Culinary Use
- Allspice has a spicy flavor, slightly hot: it reminds of the aroma of cloves, of cinnamon sticks and nutmeg too. This is the reason for the English name “Allspice”.
- It is used to flavor meats, smoked meat, game, but also bread and bakery.
- It is used to store fish, pork, beef, vegetables and other canned foods.
- It can be in some curry recipes, and in many spice mixtures.
- An essential oil is extracted from its leaves, often used to flavor meats and meat preparations.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Certifications
- International Food Standard
- BRC
- Sedex
- USDA Organic
- AEO
- ISO 9001
Packaging & Availability
- Our Offer Includes
Whole Allspice berries, cleaned, ground or crushed.
Storage & Handling
- Preservation
The allspice berries should be stored in a cool, dry and dark place.