# Nutmeg Vitality essential oil

> Dietary-labeled nutmeg oil (Myristica fragrans), a warm baking-spice flavor oil to use in small, label-directed amounts.

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Type: Vitality (dietary) oil

## At a glance

- **Botanical name:** Myristica fragrans
- **Plant part:** Seed
- **Extraction:** Steam-distilled
- **Aroma:** Warm, spicy, slightly sweet
- **Origin:** Banda Islands, Indonesia (the Spice Islands)

## Key constituents

- **Sabinene** (15-30%) — A major terpene giving nutmeg its warm, peppery-spicy character
- **Alpha-Pinene** (15-25%) — Adds a fresh, woody top note
- **Myristicin** (2-8%) — A minor but distinctive aromatic compound unique to nutmeg's scent profile

## How to use it

- **In the kitchen:** 1 drop seasons a batch of cookies, custard, or spiced drinks, per label.
- **In baking:** 1 drop in holiday or comfort baking in place of ground nutmeg, per label.

## Safety

- Food-grade Vitality oil for internal use per label directions — start with 1 drop and keep out of reach of children.


_Educational reference only — not medical advice. Essential oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease._