Mace (Myristica fragrans) is the lacy skin that is wrapped around the nutmeg seed shell, belonging to the evergreen nutmeg tree. The bright red skin becomes brownish-orange when dried. The yield of mace is much less than that of nutmeg and so it has a greater value. A pile of fruit large enough to make one hundred pounds of nutmeg produces a single pound of mace. The flavour is stronger than nutmeg, with a spicy, bitter taste and strong aroma.
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