About this product
Our green cardamom comes from the hill districts of Kerala and Karnataka and from Maharashtra. Picking runs from August to February, with the main flush between October and December.
Capsules are dried soon after picking so they hold their green colour, then graded by capsule size and by mass per litre. Grades AGEB, AGB and AGS are available and the grade is agreed before the order is confirmed.
Larger, heavier capsules carry more seed and are the usual choice for retail packing and whole spice use. Where cardamom is to be ground, a smaller grade often serves just as well. Tell us the end use and we will suggest the grade.
Specification
- HS code
- 09083120, 09083130, 09083140, 09083150, 09083210, 09083220
- Origin
- Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra
- Grade
- AGEB, AGB or AGS
- Minimum order quantity
- 100 kg
- Capsule size
- 7.0 mm minimum for AGEB, 6.0 mm minimum for AGB
- Mass per litre
- 435 g/l minimum for AGEB, 415 g/l minimum for AGB
- Volatile oil
- 3.5 ml/100 g minimum
- Moisture
- 10.0% maximum
- Total ash
- 8.5% maximum
- Extraneous matter
- 5.0% maximum
- Empty or malformed capsules
- 2.0% by count maximum
- Immature and shrivelled capsules
- 2.0% by mass maximum
- Blacks and splits
- Nil
Figures shown are the standard we supply against. The specification for your order is agreed before confirmation and verified by testing before dispatch.
Testing and compliance
- Salmonella
- Absent in 25 g
- Lead
- 0.60 mg/kg maximum
- Pesticide residue
- Tested against the destination market's limits
Samples available upon request. If you need a grade or a packing that is not listed here, tell us what you need and we will quote for it.