Mace is a common spice in Northern European cooking and baking, to substitute nutmeg. Mace is the spice made from the reddish seed covering (aril) of the nutmeg seed. Its flavour is similar to nutmeg but more delicate; it is used to flavour bakery, meat, fish, vegetables and in preserving and pickling. The aroma of Mace Spice is mildly nutty, sweet and warm while the flavor is warm, aromatic with hints of lemony sweetness. Mace whole shall be packed in clean, sound and dry jute cloth bags laminated with polyethylene or poly propylene or in pouches made of food grade plastic materials. Mace powder shall be packed in new, clean, sound and dry containers made of tin, glass or in punches made of laminated/ extrusioned/ metallised/ multiplayer food grade plastic materials.