Guide to Food Additives - J

Name	Other Names	Purpose	SourcedFlo
Jasmine	Jasminum	Flowers used to make tea	Jasminum plant
Jamaican jerk spice	Jerk spice	Spice mixture used to wet marinade jerk or dried meat	Seasoning consisting of allspice, scotch bonnet, cloves, cinnamon, scallions, nutmeg, thyme, brown sugar, ginger, salt
Jiaogulan	Gynostemma pentaphyllum, five-leaf ginseng, miracle grass, fairy herb, gospel herb, poor man's ginseng	Used to make herbal tea, alcohol extract Banned in European Union	Ref Gynostemma pentaphyllum plant
Juniper	Juniperus	Juniper berries are used as spice, flavoring gin, spirits, wine, brandy, liquor, beers and flavoring game Some are edible and some are toxic, depending on the species	Juniperus communis plant

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