The culinary arts, a spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance in a form primarily used for flavoring or coloring food.There is not enough clinical evidence to indicate that consuming spices affects human health.
India contributes to 75% of global spice production.This is reflected culturally through its cuisine. Historically, the spice trade developed throughout the Indian subcontinent as well as in East Asia and the Middle East.