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Article: SPICE UP YOUR FORMULA.
- Article from:
- Household & Personal Products Industry
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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A SPICE IS ANY OF SEVERAL vegetable substances that usually have a distinct flavor and aroma and are used to season food. The cosmetic industry uses spices to create fragrances and flavor oral care products such as toothpaste and mouthwash.
Spices have been used for thousands of years as medicines, flavorings and fragrances. Most are native to the tropics. Arab traders introduced them to the Romans and the desire for these exotic ingredients prevailed in Europe from the time of the Crusades of the 11th century to that of the Dutch, English and French traders in the 17th century. Great demand and a tightly controlled supply made spices a source of wealth and ...