cardamom is one of the valuable spice in the world and this called as ”queen of the spice” . it grows well in cool and humid climate. therefore most of the cardamom plantations are established under the forest canopy. Cardamom cultivated over an 3000 ha of srilanka,matale and Kandy are accounted as major districts of cultivation . there is a good market for srilanka cardamom over the world As well srilanka cardamom oil has global market. In this article I will focus on cardamom oil .
cardamom oil is being increasingly made use of in processed foods. Beverages , perfumery , pharmaceuticals , etc. but very important use of cardamom oil is tonic of the digestive system . cardamom oil is sweet , spicy and almost balsamic in fragrance , is clear to pale yellow in color and slightly watery in viscosity. The main chemical components of cardamom oil are a-pinene , b-pinene , sabinene , mycrene , a-phellandrene , limnene , 1-8 cineolle and nerol
cardamom oil is extracted from elettaria cardamom( SEED ) by steam distillation. The yield lie between 1-5 % . extraction method is shown here,
there are many uses of cardamom oil. It can use as Anti Spasmodic, Anti Septic & Anti Microbial, Digestive & Stomachic , Stimulant , Helps to neutralize effects of tobacco, insect and ingestion of mild poisons.
The current market of cardamom ( oil cardamom ) = 2900/= ( 1 Kg)
Cardamom oil price ( 1Kg) = 15000/=
