White Mustard

Description

White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual herbaceous plant species within the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as cruciferous plants. It is a spice plant that provides one of the basic substances of mustard spices.

Botanical Characteristics

* **Height**: The plant grows to be 25-100 cm tall.
* **Stems**: The stems are hard-haired, sometimes almost naked, upright, and branched up.
* **Leaves**:
+ Lower leaves: Lyroid-periston-cut with a wide-shaped upper blade consisting of three lobes, lateral blades - 2-3 pairs.
+ Upper leaves: On shorter stalks, with fewer blades and sharper outlines. Less often the lower leaves are cut into narrow lobes.
* **Flowers**: Pale yellow or white, collected in a multi-flowered (25-100 flowers) carpal inflorescence; marigolds are 11⁄2 times shorter than the bend.

Reproduction

The plant is insect-pollinated. The fruit is a pod filled with small, round seeds of light yellow color.

Chemical Composition

White mustard contains protein, fatty oils, and the glycoside sinalbine.

Taste and Usage

It tastes hot and is used as a spice plant to provide one of the basic substances of mustard spices.

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