Biology 2217B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cinnamomum Verum, Ginger, Black Pepper
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Spice latin for species meaning good or merchandise. Used for: magical rites, purification and embalming, fragrance, flavouring, food preservatives, curatives, vermifuge (kills intestinal worms) Herbs leaves or seeds from temperate origins. Valued commodity used as currency sometimes. Rome held ransom for metals and 3000 lb of pepper. Early explorers, columbus, magellan and ferdinand risked lives to discover faster routes to spice producing countries. What cultural preferences: hyp: spices cool body by perspiration; arg; most spices don"t do this, hyp: spices used to preserve food; arg: do have antimicrobial effects. Recipes average meat recipes 3. 9 species, 93% of all recipes require spices. Number of species used in recipes range from 0 to 12. Scents and flavours due to essential oils: secondary compounds, most isoprenoids (terpenes) Natural plant function & pollinator disperser attraction. Plant protection from herbivores and microbes (antimicrobial) Taste on the palate and the pharynx. Odour volatile chemicals sensations experienced by olfactory. Flavour composed of taste odour and temperature.