Cardamom - Large & Small Varieties | Aromatic Spices With Unique Flavor Profiles, Culinary Essential For Confectionery

Known as the a Queen of Spicesa , Cardamom is among the costliest spices. In India cardamom is grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It is the dried fruit of a herbaceous perennial plant. Warm humid climate, loamy soil rich in organic matter, distributed rainfall and special cultivation and processing methods all combine to make Indian cardamom truly unique-in aroma, flavour, size and colour. It has well established culinary values, and it is used in a wide range of sweets and confectionery. Cardamom is of two types- Large Cardamom and Small Cardamom.

India is one of the main producers of the highly aromatic fruit, large cardamom whose main variety is the a Malabar Cardamoma . Three grades of small Cardamom are in great demand in the international markets- Allepy Green Extra Bold (AGEB), Allepy Green Bold (AGB) and Allepy Green Superior (AGS).