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Spices are one of the valuable commodities for trade in ancient time of India. These are rich source of antioxidants with medicinal and antimicrobial properties. During Covid 19 infection, spices occupied a special place for restoring and boosting immunity. Nowadays, there are variety of blend of spices and value-added spices are in demand. Young students are also much inclined towards different types of spice blends , whether at home or outside, they go for tangy and spicy flavoured foods. In this context a survey was carried out on college going girls to study their perception about seasonings based on their knowledge, preference, and acceptance of value added seasonings in their daily diet, to support nutritional intake with immunity boost. From the result it was observed thart in general seasonings are preferred on daily basis by 78.8% students. About 76% of them claimed the role of spices is for increasing overall acceptability of the food and 1.5% accepted that it enhances the nutritional value of food and boosts the immunity. Lastly 88 % of the students had shown interest for the daily intake of value added seasonings in different recipes of their diet to enhance nutritional value of the food. From the collected data it was observed that the students were very much interested for the use of various seasonings as an additional nutrition in their daily diet as well as enhancing immunity with flavoring add on. They showed positive attitude for nutrient supplementation through spices in their routine diet.