Oil, nutmeg butter

Nutmeg butter, sometimes labeled nutmeg oil or mace butter, is the solid fat pressed from nutmeg seeds, similar in concept to cocoa butter but made from the fragrant nutmeg kernel instead. It melts at a low temperature into a fragrant, spicy-sweet fat used in small amounts to flavor confections, baked goods, and traditional remedies in the cuisines where nutmeg is grown, and it can be melted and brushed onto pastries or blended into spice pastes and curry bases for a concentrated nutmeg aroma that ground spice alone does not deliver as strongly.

Because it is a pure fat, it should be stored in a cool, dark place, or refrigerated, in a tightly sealed container to keep it from turning rancid, and it will firm up when chilled and re-melt gently with warmth. At 884 calories per 100 grams and 100 grams of fat with zero carbohydrate, protein, or sugar, this is a specialty flavoring fat used by the teaspoon, with a tablespoon serving weighing 14 grams, not a cooking oil to use in the way you would olive or vegetable oil.