Spice

Compounded Powder

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Compounded powder is hing cut with rice flour or gum arabic so a household spoon can dose it—often 30% or less actual resin. The trade-off is convenience and milder odour in the jar versus less intensity per gram and possible starchy taste if overused. This is what most Western and many Indian grocery jars contain. Bloom in fat as usual; use more volume than pure resin. Read labels for wheat flour if gluten matters—some compounds use wheat. Fresh compounded hing still smells assertive when the lid opens; dead product smells only of flour.