Commercial part of nutmeg tree is its seed of its fruit which is seen as yoked in a shell covered by an aril, a thin leathery type tissue called mace. When the fruits get matured it splits off, which tends to fall down or it is plucked from tree. After removing the outer part of fruit, mace is detached carefully without distorting much and dried.

Mace

Whole Mace

Moisture: 9% max

Foreign Matter: 3% max