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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Starting Raw Material
- Seeds
- Botanical Name
- Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton
- Botanical family
- Zingiberaceae
- FEMA Number
- 2240.0
- Ingredients
- Cardamom
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Main Origins
Guatemala, India, Sri Lankat
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Uses
_x007f_It is used in cosmetic, fragrances, flavors and aromatherapy. It has a carminative, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and expectorant activity.
Properties
- Physical Form
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Regulation
- _x007f_Monographs: ISO 4733:2004, FCC
- _x007f_IFRA:Permitted
- _x007f_Cosmetic Allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Neral, Geraniol, (E, E)-Farnesol.
- _x007f_Contraindications: Avoid applying to the face or around it in children or babies. Take the oil internally in children under 6 years old is contraindicated because there is a possibility of convulsions.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Chemical Profile & Chemotypes
There are two chemotypes in Cardamom oil: Guatemala and India. The main differences in their composition are the higher content of limonene and alpha-Terpineol, and the less content in Linalool/Linalyl Acetate in the India chemotype.
Most of the properties and activities of Cardamom oil are possible thanks to the content of 1, 8-Cineole and the synergistic effect with others substances in the oil.
There are two components in Cardamom that could be added to adulterate the oil. The first one is 1, 8-Cineole, an abundant component in many oils and present in the market with high purities. The second one is Alpha-Terpinyl Acetate. We can easily find synthetic Terpinyl Acetate that is composed mostly of Alpha-Terpinyl and other isomers, some of them not present in nature and therefore can be used as synthetic markers.
Typical values for the main compounds present in this oil are detailed below:
Central America/Guatemala CT
- Alpha Pinene: 1-2%
- Sabinene: 3-5%
- Limonene: 2-3%
- 1,8-Cineole: 27-35%
- Linalool: 3-6%
- Linalyl Acetate: 4-6%
- Terpinen-4-ol: 0.8-1.5%
- Alpha-Terpineol: Tr-2.5%
- Alpha-Terpinyl Acetate: 35-45%
- trans-Nerolidol: 0.5-1%
India/ Sri Lanka CT
- Alpha Pinene: 1-2%
- Sabinene: 2-4%
- Limonene: 3-7%
- 1,8-Cineole: 23-33%
- Linalool: 0.3-7%
- Linalyl Acetate: 0.5-9%
- Terpinen-4-ol: 1-3%
- Alpha-Terpineol: 3-7%
- Alpha-Terpinyl Acetate: 32-42%
- trans-Nerolidol: 1-2%