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Putting the Plant World to Work

The Veggie Queen™ Spices Up Your Life. Putting the Plant World to Work. Presented by Jill Nussinow, MS, RD the Veggie Queen. “ “An herb is the friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.” ~Charlemagne –9th Century. Spices versus herbs.

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Putting the Plant World to Work

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  1. The Veggie Queen™ Spices Up Your Life Putting the Plant World to Work

  2. Presented by Jill Nussinow, MS, RDthe Veggie Queen

  3. ““An herb is the friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.” ~Charlemagne –9th Century

  4. Spices versus herbs • Spices are the are seasonings for food that come from the bark, buds, fruit or flower parts, roots, seeds or stems of various aromatic plants and trees • Herbs are the leafy parts of woody plants

  5. Ancient 'spice' couldn’t be perishable and needed to be transported for many months with little loss of pungency.

  6. Spices were used as currency and for trade • Advent of the “pepperer’s” around 1100 AD • Pepper meant wealth • Then the “Spicer’s Guild” which was the forerunner of apothecaries and spices were the number 1 item used in medical practice • A pound of nutmeg was worth 7 fat oxen

  7. Chilies Come to the New World In 1490s into the mid-1500s, chilies came from the old world into the new and traveled far and wide across the globe. Best source of vitamin C at the time.

  8. New role for Herbs and Spices • They are the “new Superfoods”

  9. Consumer Demand for Flavor is Driving Up Spice Use + 300% per capita from 1 pound to 3 pounds Spice Use Per Capita, 1966 -2007 USDA/Economic Research Service and McCormick Spices for Health

  10. Top List of Antioxidants Nutrient Data Laboratory USDA, 2007. Wu, 2004, Centre for Phytochemistryand Pharmacology, Southern Cross University, Australia

  11. Initial studies show that many herbs and spices have anti-inflammatory effects These include turmeric, sage, ginger, fenugreek, rosemary, garlic, chilies, cinnamon and more

  12. Areas of Focus for Spice Research According to McCormick Spice Research www.mccormickscienceinstitute.com

  13. Did You Know… Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods –2007, Nutrient Data Laboratory USDA, November 2007, www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata/ORAC

  14. ChiliesCapsicum annuumSolanaceaeFrom Central and South AmericaActive component is Capsaicin Used in Ayurvedic therapy to treat peptic ulcers. Currently, capsaicin is used topically in proprietary creams to treat pain and neuropathies, sinus spray

  15. CinnamonCinnamomumzeylanicumComes from the bark of a treeMay be good for appetite, to regulate blood sugar, help with coughs and colds, possibly helps with diarrhea, an aphrodisiac

  16. CuminMember of Apiaceae (also known as Umbelliferae) family. Related to parsley, carrots, caraway and fennel Popular in North African, Middle Eastern, western Chinese, Indian and Mexican cuisineMay help with digestion.

  17. Ginger GINGER Zingiberofficinale , Zingiberaceae From Tropical China, now grown in India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Australia (Queensland); Sierra Leone, Nigeria; Jamaica and other West Indies islands Anti-nausea, motion sickness, potential expectorant

  18. Turmeric Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Southern Asia India (especially the south central states), southern and eastern China, Taiwan, Philippines, Java, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru Contains curcumin – anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, possible HIV and arthritis treatment

  19. CHEMICALS IN SPICES

  20. Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be They Food - Hippocrates

  21. Thank you • Any questions? • You can follow up with me at jill@theveggiequeen.com if you have any that I haven’t answered today. http://www.theveggiequeen.com

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