Cardamom Oil
LAKESSENCE Cardamom Oil
It’s sweet, spicy and almost balsamic in fragrance, is clear to pale yellow in colour and slightly watery.
LAKESSENCE Cardamom essential oil is produced from the high quality seeds of the cardamom which contains 4.0 % – 6.0% of pure essential oils with superior color, refinement, aroma and potency . Cardamom has profound effects on the respiratory system due to high 1,8-cineole content, which promotes clear breathing and respiratory health.
The main chemical components of cardamom oil are a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, linalyl acetate, terpinen-4-oil, a-terpineol, a-terpineol acetate, citronellol, nerol, geraniol, methyl eugenol and trans-nerolidol.
LAKESSENCE Cardamom Oil Features
- Extracted from 100% of Ceylon varieties
- 100 % Pure and Natural. Not blended with any other oils
- Minimum …% 1,8 – Cineole
- High Concentration Formula
- Aroma therapy quality
- Zero additives; No artificial or natural flavors.
Description
Family Name: Zingiberaceae
Botanical Name: Elettaria cardamomum
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Plant Part Used: Seed
Appearance: Pale Yellow Liquid
Odour: warm, spicy, balsam & woody odour
Specific Gravity: 0.917~0.947
Refractive Index: 1.46~1.466
Optical Rotation: +22°~+44°
Products and Uses
Cardamom, known as the “Queen of Spices” is a perennial herbaceous plant with a pseudo stem and thick irregular shaped rhizomes. Dried fruit or Cardamom capsule is the commodity of trade. Cardamom can be found as whole cardamom or in the ground form. It is also used in the extraction of oil and oleoresin.
Cardamom is mainly used in the food industry as a flavouring agent in curry or meat dishes, sweets, confectionaries, in bakery products, and as an ingredient of curry (masala) powder.
Cardamom Oil is used for flavoring of beverages and drinks such as coffee and tea.
It is also used in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine as a powerful aromatic, stimulant, carminative, stomachic, and diuretic.
Major Growing Areas in Sri Lanka
Can be found in central hill country of Sri Lanka where elevation is 600 M. Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Rathnapura and a part of Galle are the major growing districts.
Varieties
Three types of Cardamom ;Elettaria cardamomum are found in Sri Lanka and they categorized based on the shape of the inflorescence.
- Malabar – Inflorescence is prostrate
- Mysore – Inflorescence is vertical
- Vazhukka – Inflorescence is inclined