Spice
Cardamom
Cardamom covers green Elettaria pods and smoky black Amomum pods—both used as sweet-savoury spices. Green cardamom is floral and eucalyptus-bright for chai, baking, and Nordic buns; black cardamom is camphoraceous for robust stews and garam masala styles. Whole pods keep aroma; seeds and ground powder are convenient but fade faster. White bleached pods are a processed green type.
Also known as: Elaichi, Kardemumma, Hāl
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 9.21 g
- Saturated Fat 1.84 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.76 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.61 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 39.1 mg
- Salt 0.09 g
- Total Carbohydrate 65 g
- Dietary Fibre 25 g
- Total Sugars 3 g
- Complex / starch 14.5 g
- Protein 11.9 g
- Water 8.94 g
- Energy 391 kcal
- Water 8.94 g
- Carbohydrates 65 g
- Sugars 3 g
- Monosaccharides 3.54 g
- Disaccharides 1.52 g
- Starch 14.5 g
- Amylose 3.62 g
- Amylopectin 10.9 g
- Digestible Starch 12.3 g
- Resistant Starch 1.45 g
- Fibre 25 g
- Soluble Fibre 8.23 g
- Insoluble Fibre 15.3 g
- Protein 11.9 g
- Plant Protein 8.89 g
- Fat 9.21 g
- Saturated Fat 1.84 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.76 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.61 g
- Vitamins 97.8 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.76 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 33.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.65 mg
- Vitamin K 35.2 µg
- Minerals 333 mg
- Major Minerals 327 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.3 mg
- Salt 0.09 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.09 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.76 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.44 · vitamin-b6: 0.26 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 33.7 · vitamin-e: 1.65 · vitamin-k: 35.2 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 39.14 · Potassium: 244 · Calcium: 44 · Iron: 0.9 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Dried spices are concentrated plant tissue—fibre-heavy by weight, used in gram doses.
History
Green cardamom grew wild in the Western Ghats and entered Indian and classical trade.
Black cardamom from the eastern Himalayas joined northern Indian savoury spice traditions.
Arabian coffee culture and European baking adopted green cardamom as a luxury aromatic.
Guatemala became a major green cardamom grower supplying global markets.