Juniper berry

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour. Juniper berries are among the only spices derived from conifers,^[1] along with spruce buds.^[2]

^ Ciesla, William M. (1998). "Chapter 8: Seeds, Fruits, and Cones" (PDF). Non-wood forest products from conifers. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-104212-0. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
^ "Kadoksissa ollut juomaresepti löytyi – kuusenkerkästä tehdään muutakin kuin siirappia". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[fao-1] Ciesla, William M. (1998). "Chapter 8: Seeds, Fruits, and Cones" (PDF). Non-wood forest products from conifers. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-104212-0. Retrieved 27 July 2006.

[2] "Kadoksissa ollut juomaresepti löytyi – kuusenkerkästä tehdään muutakin kuin siirappia". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

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