name: Pot Marjoram
flavor_db_name_variants: pot marjoram
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Pot marjoram
id: 123
name_scientific: Origanum onites
description: Origanum onites, the Cretan oregano, Turkish oregano, pot marjoram or rίgani in Greek (Ελληνική ρίγανη), is a plant species in the genus Origanum found in Greece and Turkey. It has similar flavors as oregano. Its essential oil can be distinguished from other species such as Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum). The plant contains the chemical compounds thymol, carvacrol and cedrol. It has antimicrobial activities. [Wikipedia]
itis_id: 506029
wikipedia_id: Pot_marjoram
picture_file_name: 123.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 1896762
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:39:09.000Z
legacy_id: 130
food_group: Herbs and Spices
food_subgroup: Herbs
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:21.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 452416
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00123