This study has been carried out on the total of 662 women to determine their habits on the use of spices. The results indicated that 94.6% of women use spices at their home. When they cook meal, they generally use black pepper, red pepper flakes, pepper mint, oregano, red pepper and cumin. Sage, peppers mint and oregano are the most used spices for herbal therapy. Most of the women buy their spices on supermarket in wrapped products (67.1%), look the production and expiration dates of spices products (44.3%), keep them in colorless glass jar (63.6%), never consume expired date spices (88.8%) and add spices to meal with a spoon that they use during meal preparation (48.2%). According to the results, the consumers should buy spices in a wrapped product with production and expiration dates from reliable companies. Morover, they must be kept from light, air, moisture and temperature and they must be kept in covered and dark-color glass jars and in cool places.
Key words: Spices, women, cooking Article Language: Turkish English
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