Is Nutmeg In Little Amount Halal
Most scholar consider it haram including maliki, shafi and salfi. The principle of forbidding alcohol is its ability to intoxicate. Hence in principle anyting which can intoxicate will come under same ruling. If in cooking it changes its form and cannot intoxicate then its ok to eat. Being everywhere is not an argument for permissibility. This world is a test. We have to chose wisely not our whims and desire.
Its a spice