Baking Spices
Baking is funny because the smallest ingredient often gets noticed the most. A little cinnamon in banana bread, cardamom in shortbread, clove in a holiday cake, or nutmeg in custard can decide whether something tastes warm and finished or just sweet.
Zaica’s baking spices help you reach memorable results: with distinctive aromas and honest flavors that still feel familiar. Start with Alba Cinnamon when you want soft, delicate sweetness, or use our Spice Mills, when the powerful fragrance of a freshly ground spice makes the difference.
These are spices for baking that come from growers, farms, and collectives experienced in caring for their crop, the soil, and the harvest. Along with everyday baking seasonings, you will also find Spice Blends, Herbs & Flowers, Seeds & Pods, and Spice Mills for bakes that need warmth, fragrance, texture, or a magnificent finishing touch.
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Alba Cinnamon
Crafted with care in the lush low ranges of Idukki, Kerala, our alba cinnamon – also known as alba ceylon cinnamon – represents the purest and most delicate form of this ancient spice. Cultivated in the heart of the Western Ghats of India, it...- From $8.00
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Alba Cinnamon in Mill
Our organic rolled alba cinnamon - a.k.a. Ceylon Cinnamon - is cultivated in the low ranges of Idukki, Kerala, located in the heart of the Western Ghats of India. It is harvested and processed using artisanal skills that are slowly being abandoned by "commercial"...- $15.00
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Black Cardamom
Sourced from the pristine mountains of Sikkim in the Himalayas, our black cardamom is cultivated on small organic farms where traditional methods are still honored. Known as the “Queen of Spices,” this aromatic gem belongs to the ginger family and has been cherished for...- $18.00
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Cloves
Our cloves are organically cultivated in the high ranges of Idukki, Kerala, located in the heart of the Western Ghats of India. They are tree-ripened and hand-picked with care at peak harvest times to maintain their beautiful golden hue and wonderfully pungent aroma. Cloves...- From $6.00
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Green Cardamom
Our organic cardamom – the “queen of spices” – is sustainably cultivated in the shade of rainforest trees in the Western Ghats region of South India. It is carefully hand-picked during the monsoon months, just before the pods turn yellow, ensuring optimal flavor, freshness,...- From $12.00
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Rose Petals
Our Zaica dried organic rose petals are grown in the pristine valleys of the Himalayas at a small family farm. Hand-picked at peak bloom and sun-dried with care, these dried rose petals preserve the rich color, sweet floral notes, and musky aroma of traditional...- From $10.00
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Shakkar
Our Shakkar, a.k.a. Jaggery, is an immensely flavorful sugar born from sugarcane, grown at a cousin’s organic farm in Rajasthan, India. The sugarcane is organically cultivated, hand-juiced, and the juice is slowly boiled in a traditional giant wok (kadhai) over a foxhole wood fire....- $17.00
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Whole Nutmeg
Encapsulated within our whole nutmeg is a world of sweet, nutty flavor, perfect for soups, desserts, baked goods, and savory meals alike. Tree-ripened and immediately cured onsite at an organic farm in Idukki, South India, our nutmeg provides a fresher and tastier alternative. It...- $19.00
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