Spices are precious for foods as well as for medicines. There are accounts that since ancient times spices had been used for making medicines. Here are some astonishing facts about spices.
• India is the land of oriental spices used in over 130 countries
• Two major spices originated in the Western Ghats-Black pepper and cardamom
• Research is now on to validate the medicinal, therapeutic and nutraceutical properties of spices in India
• 79 spices out of 109 spices listed in ISO list are grown in this country and production is about 4.04 mn tones
• Indian spices are known for its taste, flavour, colour and fragrance
• India has set a target of US $ 10 bn exports by 2017
• Indian pepper is stilled detained at US ports for testing of salmonella and e-coli
• Only a few Indian companies have steam and ETO sterilization facilities
• Bible's Old Testament contains references to cinnamon, cardamom, spices indigenous to Kerala
• Cinnamon is referred to in Bible as the one of the holy anointing oils and perfumes used in the ritual of the Tabernacle erected by Mostes, the great Jewish law giver, in the wilderness of Sinai
• Muziris (Kodungallur) in Ernakulam district (Kerala) was the ancient gateway of India.
• Pepper is called Black Gold
• Gujaratis acted as middlemen between Vasco-Da-Gama and local spice traders when he landed in Calicut in 1498
• Ancient Egyptians used spices from Kerala to make perfumes, holy oils.
• Spices were used to preserve dead bodies of their kings and important people
• The Holy Testament also refers to the enticing role played by perfumes made of spices in the field of lovemaking.
• Greek word Zingiber is derived from Malayalam word 'inchi' meaning Ginger
• Hippalus discovered the existing monsoon winds blowing across Indian ocean thereby helping discover the trade route to India
• Pliny estimated that the Roman Empire paid out annually a hundred million Sesterces (about pounds 1,087,500) to India, China and Arabia for the purchase of luxuries.
• In the magnificent city of Hangchow, Marco Polo the celebrated traveler of 13th Century was informed by the Chinese emperor that the daily amout of pepper brought was 43 loads, each load having 243 pounds or a total of 10,449 pounds
• India is the land of oriental spices used in over 130 countries
• Two major spices originated in the Western Ghats-Black pepper and cardamom
• Research is now on to validate the medicinal, therapeutic and nutraceutical properties of spices in India
• 79 spices out of 109 spices listed in ISO list are grown in this country and production is about 4.04 mn tones
• Indian spices are known for its taste, flavour, colour and fragrance
• India has set a target of US $ 10 bn exports by 2017
• Indian pepper is stilled detained at US ports for testing of salmonella and e-coli
• Only a few Indian companies have steam and ETO sterilization facilities
• Bible's Old Testament contains references to cinnamon, cardamom, spices indigenous to Kerala
• Cinnamon is referred to in Bible as the one of the holy anointing oils and perfumes used in the ritual of the Tabernacle erected by Mostes, the great Jewish law giver, in the wilderness of Sinai
• Muziris (Kodungallur) in Ernakulam district (Kerala) was the ancient gateway of India.
• Pepper is called Black Gold
• Gujaratis acted as middlemen between Vasco-Da-Gama and local spice traders when he landed in Calicut in 1498
• Ancient Egyptians used spices from Kerala to make perfumes, holy oils.
• Spices were used to preserve dead bodies of their kings and important people
• The Holy Testament also refers to the enticing role played by perfumes made of spices in the field of lovemaking.
• Greek word Zingiber is derived from Malayalam word 'inchi' meaning Ginger
• Hippalus discovered the existing monsoon winds blowing across Indian ocean thereby helping discover the trade route to India
• Pliny estimated that the Roman Empire paid out annually a hundred million Sesterces (about pounds 1,087,500) to India, China and Arabia for the purchase of luxuries.
• In the magnificent city of Hangchow, Marco Polo the celebrated traveler of 13th Century was informed by the Chinese emperor that the daily amout of pepper brought was 43 loads, each load having 243 pounds or a total of 10,449 pounds
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