Ingredients · Herbs & spices
Nutmeg
Warm sweet spice for cream sauces, meatballs, and potato dishes. Grate fresh when you can.
In the air fryer. A scrape into meatball mix or cream sauce goes far.
Nutrition
Typical values per 1 tsp (2g)
12kcal
- Protein
- 0g
- Fat
- 1g
- Carbs
- 1g
- Fiber
- 1g
Approximate kitchen reference. Not a lab label. Brands and cuts vary.
Origin
Banda Islands (Indonesia) historically; mace is the aril of the same fruit.
Herbal & culinary notes
Psychoactive in large doses. Never treat nutmeg as a recreational drug. Cooking pinches are fine.
How to store
Whole nutmegs last years; grate fresh. Ground nutmeg airtight and replace yearly.
Food safety
Culinary pinches only.
Food hazards
Toxic/psychoactive in large doses (teaspoons+). Keep away from kids treating it as candy. Cooking scrapes are safe.
