Clove

Cloves are the unopened flower buds of the evergreen clove-tree. The buds are plucked by hand when they are pink and dried until they turn brown in color. Cloves are harvested when they grow 1.5 - 2 cm long.

As a spice, cloves are widely used in cooking, either in whole or ground form, in many popular cuisines all over the world. They are also used as a food preservative. The flavour of the clove is rich, sweet and sultry. As a medicinal ingredient, cloves help in preventing adult onset of diabetes and treating asthma and skin problems like acne. Antimicrobial, anesthetic and digestive properties of clove have been established by its uses in many household products.

Cloves are an excellent source of manganese, vitamin K , dietary fibre, iron, magnesium and calcium