When it comes down to it, spices all come from various plant parts including seeds, stems, rhizomes (a type of plant stem that grows underground, like ginger), and bulbs.

Mediterranean herbs and spices such as basil, saffron, rosemary and paprika can be found across the cuisines of the many countries that border the Mediterranean Sea: Italy and Greece; the North ...

3. Sweet Basil What it looks like: Sweet basil—the most common kind—has bright and glossy teardrop-shaped leaves and green stems. The leaves of sweet basil are also softer and more delicate ...

In seven of the 15 types of herbs and spices tested, all the brands had heavy metal levels below our thresholds for concern. And in most others, we found at least one brand that fit into our No ...

For centuries herbs and spices have been used in traditional folk medicine, and recent scientific studies have proven the health benefits of some of them. This is the final column in a series on herbs ...

The study looked at 15 types of herbs and spices across several popular brands. Of the 126 individual items tested, 40 had high enough levels of arsenic, cadmium, and lead combined, on average, to ...

Here, a guide to the types of herbs most commonly used in cooking, complete with information on how they taste and what to do with them. RELATED: The 9 Easiest Herbs to Grow in Your Garden ...

Your Herbs and Spices Might Contain Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead By Consumer Reports • Published November 10, 2021 • Updated on November 10, 2021 at 5:23 pm ...