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A single ingredient dehydrated spice, having a monoterpene level of greater than 100 ppm and a water activity of 0.2-0.6. The single ingredient dehydrated spice is selected from the group consisting of ginger, turmeric, and garlic. For single ingredient dehydrated ginger spice, the monoterpene level is typically greater than 250 ppm and the water activity is typically between 0.2-0.3. The single ingredient dehydrated ginger spice is characterized by RGB values of R of 230, G of 203 and B of 141 and L*a*b values of L of 83, a of 1.834 and b of 35. The single ingredient ginger spice product is further characterized by an average gingerol content of 4588 μg/gr ginger and an average shogaol content of 3203 μg/gr ginger, and the novel ginger spice product may have a 6-gingerol content of 6200 μg/gr ginger and a 10-gingerol content of 675 and a 6-shogaol content of 3750 μg/gr ginger and a 10-shogaol content of 500 μg/gr ginger.

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