Cardamom

Botanical name : Elettaria Cardamomum Maton
Family : Zingiberaceae

Cardamom, known as the Queen of the Spices can do wonders to the taste of any cuisine with its intrinsic flavoring capacity.. The cardamom grown in Malabar is considered as the best quality found in the world. There is a huge demand for cardamoms in the International market and they are available in various types and grades. Some of them which are widely used globally are ‘Alleppey Green Extra Bold’, ‘Alleppey Green Bold’ and ‘Alleppey Green Superior’. Large scale cardamoms are grown in the hills of Idukki district and these hills are known as the Cardamom Hills. The warm and damp climate, soil having organic matter, distributed rainfall, unique cultivation and processing methods­all these help to produce high quality cardamom in Kerala which are unique in their size, color, aroma and flavor.
Cardamom is also famous for its medicinal value. Cardamom oil is a precious ingredient in food preparations, perfumery, health foods medicines and beverage

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