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I know with certain herbs and spices once you cut them open or grind them they can lose aroma, volatile oils and vitamins.

I’m wondering about ginger. People either use it fresh, use a prepared version which may already have been on the shelf, or a ground one which has been on the shelf for a while.

So what is the difference between freshly puréed and ground, and/or puréed or ground and then left for a while?

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It'll lose its "spiciness"; you will still have the ginger taste and aroma, but you'll lose the kick that fresh ginger gives out.

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    Spelling fixed. I would point out that the taste and aroma will diminish as well, just not nearly as fast as that spicy kick. – GdD Oct 02 '20 at 09:10