The use of herbs and spices can be found as far back as prehistoric times, often as valuable forms of currency in trade. The seasonings have also been used for medicinal properties and as preservatives in food storage. Many spices have been found to contain antimicrobial properties that thwart the growth of bacteria. You probably use some herbs or spices daily, but do you know the difference? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The terms herb and spice are often used interchangeably, but they are in fact two distinct types of seasonings, made from different sections of plants and processed in different ways. So what are the qualities that distinguish an herb from a spice? Let\u2019s use cinnamon and oregano as examples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cinnamon is a powdered spice that can be made from the bark of a few different trees that fall under the genus Cinnamomum. Spices like cinnamon are made from the aromatic seeds, bark, flowers, and roots of plants that have been dried and crushed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oregano, however, is an herb derived from the herbaceous oregano plant. Herbs are leaves, and although most come from herbaceous plants (plants that lack woody stems), a few do come from woody plants, such as bay leaf. Basil, rosemary, and parsley are often found in a kitchen\u2019s spice rack but actually qualify as herbs because they are aromatic leaves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The use of herbs and spices can be found as far back as prehistoric times, often as valuable forms of currency in trade. The seasonings have also been used for medicinal properties and as preservatives in food storage. Many spices have been found to contain antimicrobial properties that thwart the growth of bacteria. You probably […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledges"],"yoast_head":"\n