A spice is any Seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance in a form primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Spices and seasoning do not mean the same thing, but spices fall under the seasoning category with herbs.

Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics,, or perfume production. They are usually classified into spices, spice seeds, and herbal categories.[1] For example, vanilla is commonly used as an ingredient in fragrance manufacturing.[2] Plant-based sweeteners such as sugar are not considered spices

Spices can be used in various forms, including fresh, whole, dried, grated, chopped, crushed, ground, or extracted into a tincture. These processes may occur before the spice is sold, during meal preparation in the kitchen, or even at the table when serving a dish, such as grinding peppercorns as a condiment.

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