(i) Product Name: Green Cardamom Powder
(ii) HS Code: 09083190
(iii) Origin: India
(iv) Botanical Name: Elettaria cardamomum
(v) Family: Zingiberaceae
(vi) Harvest Time: August to December
(vii) Packing: 1 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg, 40 kg (PP Bags, Box, or Customized)
(viii) Loading Capacity : 20 Ft: 10 - 12 MTS, 40 Ft: 20 - 24 MTS
(ix) Appearance/Color: Pale green to light brown fine powder
(x) Aroma / Flavor: Sweet, floral, intensely aromatic
(xi) Form: Powder
(xii) Moisture: Max. 10.00%
(xiii) Acid Insoluble Ash: Max. 1.00%
(xiv) Volatile Oil: 3.0 - 6.0 mL/100g
(xv) Total Ash: Max. 8.00%
(xvi) Purity: Min. 99%
(xvii) Microbiological : Total Plate Count: Max 1 - 10 cfu/g Yeast & Molds: Max : 1 - 10 cfu/g Coliform: Max 1 - 10 cfu/g Salmonella: Absent in 25g E. coli: Not Detected
(xviii) Shelf Life: 12 Months (when stored in cool, dry conditions below 25 C)
2. Product Overview :
Green Cardamom Powder is crafted by finely grinding premium-quality dried green cardamom pods (Elettaria cardamomum), one of the world's most cherished and aromatic spices. Renowned for its sweet, intense flavor and refreshing aroma, cardamom is a key ingredient in traditional sweets, masalas, teas, and medicinal formulations.
At AccelTrade Exports, based in Gujarat, India, we export pure Green Cardamom Powder made from handpicked pods sourced from the best plantations. Our product is hygienically processed, rich in essential oils, and free from additives, delivering unmatched aroma and flavor in every batch.
3. Applications :
(I) Culinary Use:
(a) Enhances sweets, desserts, chai, biryani, cookies, and spice blends
(b) Widely used in Indian, Middle Eastern, North African, and Scandinavian cuisines
(II) Medicinal Use:
(a) Traditionally used to aid digestion, freshen breath, and support respiratory health
(b) Integral to Ayurvedic, Unani, and herbal medicine systems
(III) Industrial Use:
Used in bakery products, beverages, natural health formulations, and fragrance/perfumery applications
4. Sourcing & Export Information :
Our Green Cardamom Powder is from pods grown in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, regions renowned for producing high-quality cardamom. Processing and packaging are completed at our ISO-certified facility in Gujarat, ensuring consistent quality and hygiene.
5. Major Export Destinations:
(i) Asia: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bangladesh
(ii) Europe: United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France
(iii) Americas: USA, Canada, Mexico
(iv) Africa: Egypt, Kenya, South Africa
(v) Oceania: Australia, New Zealand
Cardamom is known as the queen of spices. Green cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world, after saffron and vanilla. The name cardamom comes from the Greek word kardamom (from Persian origin), and was used by the Indians, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Egyptians, and Chinese more than 2000 years ago in food, drink, medicine, and perfume. Originally from South India, the Vikings from Northern Europe purchased cardamom from traders who obtained it via the Constantinople route, and introduced it to Scandinavia. To this day, cardamom is an important ingredient in pastries in Denmark. Used by Cleopatra to fill her rooms with the sweet aroma(smoke) of cardamom before Mark Anthony's visit to Egypt, Egyptians chewed cardamom to clean their teeth.
Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the Queen of Spices because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. Cardamom is a perennial, herbaceous, rhizomatous plant. Based on the nature of panicles, three varieties are recognized viz. Malabar with prostrate panicle, Mysore with erect panicle, and Vazhukka with semi-erect panicle. Plants are of medium size (2 to 3 mtr height) with pubescent leaves (on the dorsal side) and fruits globose in the case of Malabar, whereas plant robust (3 to 4 mtr height) with leaves glabrous on both sides with ovoid capsules in the case of Mysore. Vazhukka variety is a mix of the above in physical characteristics.
Indian cardamom is flered to the international markets in different grades:'Alleppey Green Extra Bold' (AGEB), 'Alleppey Green Bold' (AGB) and 'Alleppey Green Superior' (AGS) are names that register instant appeal worldwide. Cardamom oil is a precious ingredient in food preparations, perfumery, health foods medicines and beverages. India, a traditional exporter of cardamom to the Middle East countries where it goes mostly into the preparation of 'Gahwa'a strong cardamom coffee concoction without which no day is complete or no hospitality hearty for an Arab. Indian cardamom enjoys a premium preference in the Middle East, Japanese and Russians who relish it for its distinct enriching properties.
Cultivation of cardamom is mostly concentrated in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats in South India. Besides India, cardamom is grown as a commercial crop in Guatemala and on small scale in Tanzania, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Honduras, and Papua & New Guinea. The optimum altitudinal range on growing cardamom is 600 to 1500 mtr above MsL. The major use is for the preparation of gahwa' a strong cardamom coffee concoction which is a symbol for hospitality among Arabs. Apart from this cardamom is widely used as a flavouring material in whole and ground form. In Asia, it can add a lingering sparkle to every kind of dishes both traditional and modern. In Scandinavian countries, it is used in baked goods and confectionaries. In Europe and North America, it is an ingredient in curry powder and in some sausages products. Cardamom oil and oleoresin has applications in flavouring processed foods, cordials, liquors and in perfumery and in Ayurvedic medicines.
