Herbs & Spices Dried Herbs 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-834
✦ Nutmeg's more delicate sibling ✦ Floral peppery warmth ✦ Manganese and iron traces ✦ Suits white sauces and baking

Ground mace is made from the dried lacy red aril that surrounds the nutmeg seed. It has a similar warm, spiced flavour to nutmeg but more delicate and with a slightly more floral, peppery note. Per teaspoon it provides trace manganese and iron. It is used in baking, white sauces, sausages, and in blends where nutmeg might be too assertive.

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Preparation note

Use in the same applications as nutmeg but where a more subtle flavour is wanted; start with half a teaspoon per recipe. Like nutmeg, it is best freshly ground from whole dried mace blades.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

1,332
kJ
Energy
6.70
g
Protein
32.4
g
Fat
9.50
g
Saturates
0.20
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 460 mg 23%
Calcium 250 mg 31%
Magnesium 160 mg 43%
Phosphorus 110 mg 16%
Vitamin A (RAE) 40.0 µg 6%
Iron 13.9 mg 99%
Copper 2.47 mg 200%
Manganese 2.30 mg 115%
Zinc 2.30 mg 23%
Niacin (B3) 1.30 mg 8%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.450 mg 32%
Thiamin (B1) 0.310 mg 28%
Vitamin C 0.000 mg 0%
Folate 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 11.2 g —
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 4.40 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 480 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.