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Rasa Table - Spices
Spices play a major role in Ayurveda cooking and medicine to balance Dosha. The most significant spices are Turmeric and Cinnamon
Spices |
Tastes (Rasa) |
| Ajwain (Carom) | Pungent |
| Amchoor (Dry mango powder) | Sweet Sour |
| Anise seed | Pungent |
| Asafetida (Hing) | Pungent Bitter |
| Basil | Bitter Pungent |
| Bay leaf (Tej Patta) | Pungent, Bitter |
| Black Pepper | Pungent |
| Cardamom (Black, Green, White) | Sweet Pungent |
| Cassia | Sweet Bitter Pungent |
| Cayenne | Pungent |
| Chili Pepper Red | Pungent |
| Cinnamon | Sweet Bitter Pungent |
| Cloves | Pungent |
| Coriander Seeds | Bitter Pungent Astringent |
| Cumin Seeds | Pungent |
| Degi Mirch (Paprika) | Pungent |
| Fennel | Sweet Pungent |
| Fenugreek seeds | Astringent Bitter |
| Ginger Powder | Pungent Sweet |
| Honey | Sweet, Astringent |
| Kasoori Patta (Fenugreek Leaves) | Bitter, Pungent |
| Mace | Astringent, Sour, Pungent |
| Mustard Seeds | Pungent |
| Nutmeg | Sweet Astringent |
| Pomegranate | Sweet, Sour Astringent |
| Poppy seeds | Sweet Astringent |
| Pulse (Dal) | Sweet Astringent |
| Saffron | Astringent Bitter |
| Salt (Table salt, Sea salt, Rock salt) | Salty |
| Sesame seeds | Sweet Astringent Bitter |
| Sugar (Refined, Raw) | Sweet |
| Tamarind | Sour Astringent |
| Tulsi (Holy Basil) | Bitter Pungent |
| Turmeric | Bitter Pungent Astringent |