id: 367
name: Gin
flavor_bible_name_variants: gin,gin flavors,gingko nuts,ginkgo nuts
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status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Ginkgo nuts
flavor_db_name_variants: ginkgo nuts
name_scientific: Ginkgo biloba
description: Ginkgo, also spelled gingko and known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is a living fossil, recognisably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years. Native to China, the tree is widely cultivated and introduced early in human history, and has various uses as a food and in traditional medicine.
itis_id: 183269
wikipedia_id: Ginkgo biloba
picture_file_name: 372.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 125649
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:35:38.000Z
legacy_id: 399
food_group: Herbs and Spices
food_subgroup: Other seeds
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:38.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:23.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3311
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00367