Specification :

Cardamom Specification : 5: 1
Foreign Matters: 2% Basis
Immature Cardamom: 5% by count Thrips: 3 by count

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 both the above

in physical characteristics.