Mahlab (Mahleb)

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Mahlab (Mahleb)?

Aromatic spice ground from the seed kernels of the Prunus mahaleb (St Lucie cherry), used in Middle Eastern and Greek baking.

Is Mahlab (Mahleb) safe?

Mahlab (Mahleb) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 11,060 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Also known as

Mahlab (Mahleb) is also known as mahlab, mahleb, mahlep, махлеп, махлеб — these all refer to the same ingredient.

mahlab mahleb mahlep μαχλέπι махлеп махлеб

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