Jayatri  is a crimson red-colored thread-like material that envelops the nutmeg. It is spicy in taste, somewhat like a combination of pepper and cinnamon, with a strong aroma. Jayatri is the net like extra seed covering that covers the Nutmeg’s seed coat. It is native to the Bandra islands of Indonesia. It contains an exceptionally high amount of minerals, copper and iron; providing 274% and 174% of the daily requirements of these minerals per 100gm. With several vitamins like vitamin A, C, B1, B2 and minerals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese and zinc also present in good amounts. It has several essential volatile oils like safrole, myristicin, elemicin and eugenol and fixed oil trimyristine.