This document provides information on various spices, including their botanical names, families, and economic parts. It identifies cardamom as the "Queen of spices" and black pepper as the "King of spices". The economic part of black pepper is its dried fruit. Fenugreek, cumin, coriander, and fennel are categorized as seed spices. The economic part of cinnamon is its bark. The economic part of saffron is its stigma, and the economic part of cloves is its unopened bud.

1. PRACTICAL-3
IDENTIFICATION OF SPICES

2. CARDAMOM (ELLAICHI)
Elettaria cardamomum
Zingiberaceae
Economic part: capsule
K/a Queen of spices

3. BLACK CARDAMOM
Amomum sublatum
Zingiberaceae
Economic part: Capsule

4. BLACK PEPPER (KALI MIRCH)
Piper nigrum
Piperaceae
Economic part: dried fruit
K/a King of spices

5. Flower
Leaves
GINGER (ADRAKH)
Zingiber officinale
Zingiberaceae
Economic part: Rhizome

6. TURMERIC (HALDI)
Curcuma longa
Zingiberaceae
Economic part: Rhizome

7. Q1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPICE IS KNOWN AS “QUEEN OF SPICES”?
a) TURMERIC
b) GINGER
c) CARDAMOM
d) BLACK PEPPER
Q2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE ECONOMICAL PART OF BLACK PEPPER?
a) SEED
b) RHIZOME
c) CAPSULE
d) DRIED FRUIT

8. SEED SPICES
Cumin, coriander, fenugreek
and fennel

9. CUMIN (JEERA)
Cuminum cyminum
Umbelliferae
Economic part: Seeds
Category: Seed spices

10. CORIANDER (DHANIYA)
Coriandrum sativum
Umbelliferae
Economic part: leaf & seeds
Category: Seed spices

11. FENUGREEK (METHI)
Trigonella foenum graecum
Fabaceae
Economic part: leaf & seeds
Category: Seed spices

12. FENNEL (SAUNF)
Foeniculum vulgare
Umbelliferae
Economic part: seeds
Category: Seed spices

13. NUTMEG (JAIPHAL) (SEED)
MACE (JAVITRI) (Seed covering)
Myristica fragrans
Myristicaceae
Economic part: seed and seed
covering
MACE (JAVITRI)
NUTMEG (JAIPHAL)

14. CINNAMON (DALCHINI)
Cinnamomum verum
Lauraceae
Economic part: Bark

15. BAYLEAF (TEJPAT)
Cinnamomum tamala
Lauraceae
Economic part: dried leaf

16. Q3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BOTANICAL NAME
OF FENNEL?
a) Coriandrum sativum
b) Cinnamomum verum
c) Elletaria cardamomum
d) Foeniculum vulgare
Q4. WHAT IS THE ECONOMICAL PART OF CINNAMON?
a) HUSK
b) RHIZOME
c) BARK
d) DRIED FRUIT

17. CLOVE (LAUNG)
Syzygium aromaticum
Myrtaceae
Economic part: unopened bud

18. SAFFRON (KESAR)
Crocus sativus
Iridaceae
Economic part: Stigma

19. CHILLI (MIRCH)
Capsicum annum
Solanaceae
Economic part: fruit (Berry)

20. ONION (PIYAZ)
Allium cepa
Amaryllidaceae/ Alliaceae
Economic part: Bulb

21. Q5. ECONOMICAL PART OF SAFFRON IS?
a)SEED
b)STIGMA
c)ANTHER
d)RHIZOME
Q6. ECONOMICAL PART OF CLOVE IS?
a)BULB
b)STIGMA
c)UNOPENED BUD
d)LEAF

22. GARLIC (LAHSUN)
Allium sativum
Amaryllidaceae/ Alliaceae
Economic part: Bulb
Single segment is called “clove”