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    Nutrition and buying tips: Allspice

    March 05, 2015

    Nutrition and buying tips: Allspice

    All values below are per 1 tsp (1.9g) of Allspice.

    Proximates
    Water 0.16g
    Energy 5kcal
    Protein 0.12g
    Total lipid (fat) 0.17g
    Carbohydrate, by difference 1.37g
    Fiber, total dietary 0.4g

    Minerals
    Calcium, Ca 13mg
    Iron, Fe 0.13mg
    Magnesium, Mg 3mg
    Phosphorus, P 2mg
    Potassium, K 20mg
    Sodium, Na 1mg
    Zinc, Zn 0.02mg

    Vitamins
    Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 0.7mg
    Thiamin 0.002mg
    Riboflavin 0.001mg
    Niacin 0.054mg
    Vitamin B-6 0.004mg
    Folate, DFE 1µg
    Vitamin B-12 0.00µg
    Vitamin A, IU 10IU
    Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0.0µg
    Vitamin D 0IU

    Lipids
    Fatty acids, total saturated 0.048g
    Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.013g
    Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.045g
    Cholesterol 0mg

    Tips on buying quality Allspice

     

    As with most fine spices, it’s always best to buy allspice whole. Allspice is commonly found ground, and ground spices have their own headaches – weaker flavour, old, and often diluted or adulterated with cheap varieties if not admixture. We suggest also buying Allspice grown in Turkey, as we’ve noticed this variety of allspice has the traditional flavours enjoyed by middle eastern palates today. Supply in turkey is also much more reliable than some other parts of the world. Further than this, we suggest looking for higher grade (grade A or AA) allspice berries. Higher grading to allspice is given in industry for more denser allspice berries. A and AA are amongst the most dense allspice berries – the most flavour packed per berry! Welcome to read our Allspice page for more notes regarding this exotic spice, or purchase your own of the most premium tasting quality available!

    March 05, 2015
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