In its powdered version, yellow mustard is characterised by a spicy and intense aroma, which is stronger than that of black mustard. In cooking, it is often combined with fatty
meat to mitigate its taste. It is mixed with vinegar, water and other ingredients to make
mustard sauce.
Belonging to a perennial herbaceous plant, mustard seeds are small, hard, smooth and spherical grains. Depending on the variety of the plant, seeds can differ in colour and
shape: Brassica alba has larger, yellowish-white seeds, while Brassica nigra has smaller
brown or black seeds.