What's the difference between marjoram and oregano?
Marjoram
Definition:
(n.) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
Example Sentences:
(1) The conversion of geranyl pyrophosphate to (+)-cis- and (+)-trans-sabinene hydrate by a partially purified cyclase from sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis) is considered to proceed by the initial ionization and isomerization of the substrate to (-)-(3R)-linalyl pyrophosphate and the subsequent cyclization of this enzyme-bound tertiary allylic intermediate to the monocyclic (+)-(4R)-alpha-terpinyl cation.
(2) An experiment explored how well young, middle-aged, and elderly subjects could discriminate the presence or absence of the spice marjoram in a soup prepared according to a published recipe.
(3) On the basis of the commercial quality of various proveniences of marjoram a first flavour profile was established.
(4) A soluble enzyme preparation from the leaves of sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis Moench) catalyzes the divalent cation-dependent cyclization of [1-3H]geranyl pyrophosphate to the bicyclic monoterpene alcohols (+)-[6-3H]cis- and (+)-[6-3H]-transsabinene hydrate, providing labeling patterns consistent with current mechanistic considerations.
(5) The method used for the development of a high pressure extraction technology is quite suitable for the characterization of marjoram extracts as well as for the evaluation of commercial marjoram samples.
(6) An improved method has been developed for the extraction of light filth from whole, cracked, or flaked spices (basil, bay leaves, clery leaves, chervil, chives, dill weed, mint flakes, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, and vegetable flakes) and from ground spices (cloves, cumin, marjoram, mustard seed, oregano, sage, and thyme).
(7) If you want to grow oregano for cooking, get hold of either straight O. vulgare , aka marjoram or Greek oregano, or O. vulgare subsp hirtum , which packs a much more significant punch.
(8) Its scientific name, Origanum syriacum , hints at a connection to oregano, marjoram and the like, but, for me, its flavour evokes cumin, lemon, sage and mint.
(9) The evaluation was carried out using different kinds of spices including peppers, paprika, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger; herbs such as thyme, marjoram, basil, and oregano; and garlic powder.
(10) The antioxidants TBHQ, alpha-tocopherol, Prolong P (rosemary, thyme, marjoram mixture) or ascorbyl palmitate were not found able to replace the antioxidant BHA in potato flakes production if stored for up to 24 months.
(11) The present method for filth in underground marjoram is conducted in 2 parts.
(12) These results add to previous ones from a similar study of the discrimination of an aromatic spice, marjoram (Cain et al., 1990), in demonstrating that taste and smell weakness revealed in recent psychophysical tests can reveal themselves in the perception of everyday food and beverage preparations.
(13) If it's in full sun, you'll need something that can tolerate hot, dry conditions, so try herbs such as thyme and marjoram, or the colourful Aubrieta 'Blue Cascade' , the indestructible red valerian ( Centranthus ruber ), or the pretty Lewisia cotyledon .
(14) The proposed method has been adopted official first action to replace AOAC 13th edition secs 44.142 and 44.120(b) for unground marjoram only.
(15) A flavour profile analysis has been developed for the evaluation of carbon dioxide extracts of marjoram.