Delicate & Aromatic Whole Mace (جاوتری / Javitri) – The Luxurious Sister Spice for Digestion, Heart Health & Rich Flavour

Welcome to Spices.pk, your most trusted source for 100% organic, chemical‑free spices and superfoods. Our premium Mace – Javitri (جاوتری) is the delicate, lacy red aril that surrounds the nutmeg seed, carefully hand‑picked and sun‑dried to preserve its warm, sweet, and subtly peppery aroma. Sourced from the legendary Spice Islands (Indonesia) and packed fresh in Pakistan, this luxurious spice – often called the "sister spice" of nutmeg – has been treasured for over 3,000 years. In fact, mace and nutmeg are mentioned in the ancient Hindu Vedas (1500‑1000 BCE) for their digestive and healing properties. With a more subtle flavour than nutmeg, mace enhances both sweet and savoury dishes without overpowering them. Nutritionally, 100g provides approximately 475 kcal, 20g dietary fibre, 7g protein, and essential minerals like iron, magnesium, and calcium. In Pakistani cuisine, it is a treasured component of garam masala, biryani blends, and Kashmiri dishes. Whether you add a whole blade to your korma or grind it into desserts, our premium Javitri delivers unmatched aroma and wellness – once so valuable that it helped shape world trade.

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What is Mace (جاوتری / Javitri)?

Mace (جاوتری / Javitri) is a unique and aromatic spice derived from the same fruit as nutmeg. It is the dried, lacy red covering (called the aril) that encases the nutmeg seed inside the fruit of the Myristica fragrans tree. Often called the "sister spice" of nutmeg, mace has a more delicate, subtle flavour – warm, sweet, with hints of pepper and citrus – making it a versatile ingredient that enhances food without overpowering it. In Pakistan, mace is known as Javitri (جاوتری) and is a treasured component of garam masala, biryani blends, and Kashmiri cuisine.

Nutritional profile per 100g of mace: approximately 475 kcal, 50g carbohydrates, 20g dietary fibre, 7g protein, and 30g fat (healthy unsaturated). It is an excellent source of vitamins A and C, as well as minerals: iron (13.9mg – 77% DV), calcium (250mg – 25% DV), magnesium (150mg – 38% DV), potassium (1,000mg – 28% DV), and manganese (2.5mg – 125% DV). The key bioactive compounds include myristicin, elemicin, safrole, and eugenol, which are responsible for its antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory, digestive, and sedative properties. Always use in small quantities (a pinch or one blade per dish) as high doses can cause side effects due to myristicin.

Whether you live in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, or any other city in Pakistan, our premium whole mace blades deliver unmatched aroma, flavour, and nutritional potency – a spice that once helped shape the history of global trade.

A Spice With Legendary History – From Ancient Vedas to the Manhattan Trade

Mace, alongside nutmeg, is native to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia – the legendary Spice Islands. The spices clove, nutmeg, and mace originated on only a handful of tiny islands in the Indonesian archipelago but came to have a dramatic, far‑reaching impact on world trade. Nutmeg and mace are frequently mentioned in the oldest scriptures of Hinduism in India, the Vedas (composed between 1500 and 1000 BCE), where they were recommended for improved digestion, mental clarity, and as a warming remedy.

For centuries, these spices were rare and exceedingly expensive in Europe, with Arab traders controlling their distribution and keeping the source a secret. By the 15th century, the desire for nutmeg and mace made the Moluccan Islands a major target of Portuguese explorers. The Dutch later gained control and went to such extreme lengths to maintain their monopoly that they famously swapped the island of Manhattan (now New York City) for a small nutmeg‑producing island called Run in the 1667 Treaty of Breda. The Dutch also burned thousands of nutmeg trees to keep prices high. The monopoly was finally broken when a Frenchman smuggled nutmeg seeds to Mauritius in the 1770s.

In Ayurveda and Unani medicine, mace is used as a cardiac tonic, kidney detoxifier, and remedy for anxiety and insomnia. Today, Indonesia remains the world's largest producer of nutmeg and mace, followed by India, Guatemala, and Grenada. India is the largest exporter of mace ($65.74M in 2023). Spices.pk is proud to bring this legendary, heritage spice to your table in its purest, most authentic organic form.