Maitsetaimi - nii kultuur- (piparmünt, majoraan jt.) kui ka looduslikke liike (pune, nõmm-liivatee jt.) - tarvitatakse värskelt ja kuivatatult, mõningaid ainult värskelt ( näit. murulauk, kress-salat, aed-harakputk).
... plant genetic resources shall mean, in particular, those of agricultural crops, including vines, fodder crops, horticultural crops, including market-garden and ornamental crops, medicinal plants and aromatics, fruit crops, forest trees, fungi, micro-organisms and wild flora which are or could be of use in the field of agriculture
