What is Juniper Berry Powder?

Juniper Berry Powder is the ground dried "berry" of Juniperus communis, Common Juniper, a conifer in the cypress family (Cupressaceae). The berries are botanically small fleshy cones rather than true fruit, though they look and cook like berries.

About the plant

Common juniper is widely distributed across the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The cones take two to three years to ripen, starting green and hardening to a resinous, dark blue-purple. Their aroma is piney, resinous, and slightly sweet, and they are the defining aromatic of gin, whose name descends from "genever," the Dutch word for juniper. In Northern European and Scandinavian cooking they season game meats, sauerkraut, and gravlax. The characteristic compounds are terpenes such as alpha-pinene and terpinen-4-ol.

Juniper Berry Powder: form & sizes

We carry Juniper Berry Powder as ground dried berry powder, sold by weight in sizes from 1 oz to 1 lb. We make no health or therapeutic claims.

Storage

Store Juniper Berry Powder in an airtight container, away from heat, light, and humidity, to preserve its color and aroma.

Juniper Berry Powder at a glance

Botanical name

Juniperus communis

Family

Cupressaceae

Native region

the temperate Northern Hemisphere

Plant part

berries (cones)

Botanical note

Berries are fleshy cones, not true fruit

Characteristic compounds

Alpha-pinene, sabinene, terpinen-4-ol

Form

ground dried berry powder

Sizes

1 oz to 1 lb