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 One among the costliest spices, cardamom, which is also known as Malabar cardamom or small cardamom is popularly acclaimed as the 'Queen of Spices' more>>> |
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 Cardamom is a perennial herbaceous plant rising to a height of 5 mtrs with subterranean, rhizomatous stem and pseudo stem made of leaf sheaths. It has a shallow fibrous root system. more>>> |
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 Variety, location, maturity, dryness and duration of storage of cardamom seed determine the exact chemical composition. The chief factor governing the odour and flavour is the chemical composition more>>> | |
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 Cardamom oils and oleoresins are used mostly as soluble spice, mixed with a carrier, such as common salt or dextrose more>>> |
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 Perfumery and cosmetic industry employ the oils of many spices including cardamom in the blending of volatile and fixed oils to make dozens of alluring perfumes far in advance more>>> |
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 Cardamom Award was instituted by the Spices Board to recognize and encourage growers who have achieved outstanding productivity in cardamom more>>> | |
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 Cardamom production during the current season is likely to decline by 20-40 per cent due to the vagaries of weather more>>> |
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 The Spices Board India (Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) is the apex body for the export promotion of Indian Spices. Established in more>>> |
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 Guatemala, India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania are the traditional cardamom traders. Papua New Guinea, Honduras, Costa Rica and EI Salvador are also entering into the trade of the commodity in a small way. more>>> |
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