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Mustard - Black

Black Mustard (Brassica Nigra) - This annual culinary herb is well-known as the old-fashioned mustard that gave the condiment its start. Black Mustard is usually grown for its seeds which are ground and used to spice many different foods. The mustard seeds are small, hard and vary in color from dark brown to black. Black Mustard is more powerful in flavor than yellow mustard.

Mustard - Yellow

Yellow Mustard (Sinapis Alba) - The use of the mustard herb plant dates back 5000 years! It has been widely used as a culinary herb and as a medicinal herb. Chinese herbalists used mustard to treat lung conditions like asthma and bronchitis as well as relieve the symptoms of arthritis. Yellow Mustard is native to middle Asia, northern Africa, and the Mediterranean. It has the mildest flavor, but it is the most common and grown commercially throughout the United States for the production of prepared mustard.