Cardamom essential oil 5 ml - doTERRA
Cardamom essential oil 5 ml - doTERRA
Elettaria Cardamomum
Native to Southeast Asia, cardamom is traditionally used to flavor Indian sweets and teas, thanks to its refreshing, minty aroma and taste. It can enhance the flavor experience when added to breads, smoothies, meats, and salads. Highly valued as a spice worldwide, cardamom also offers numerous other beneficial effects as an essential oil.
Primary benefits
- Considered one of the most flavorful essential oils, cardamom offers countless uses and beneficial effects.
- A versatile food flavoring, it is widely used to season savory dishes, primarily in ground form, to fully release the oil and intense aroma hidden in the seeds.
- Its refreshing, minty, and herbaceous aroma also makes it ideal for flavoring soups, salads, and savory dishes.
Cardamom: a perfect partner for baking
Uses
- Add cardamom oil to breads, smoothies, meats, and salads for a more intense flavor experience.
- Use cardamom oil instead of cardamom pods for an even more intense flavor when preparing your savory dishes.
Directions for use
Caution
Only apply diluted. Do not take more than one drop per day. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.
Sourcing
Cardamom is grown in both India and Guatemala. The plant thrives in both locations and climates. Indian cardamom is primarily used by local spice manufacturers, while the harvested crop from Guatemala is mostly exported.
Cardamom belongs to the ginger family. It prefers shaded areas and a plant typically lives for seven years. It usually starts bearing fruit two to three years after planting, with each pod containing 10–20 cardamom seeds. Harvesting typically occurs from September to February. The majority of harvested cardamom is sold on the spice market. The essential oil is extracted from the cardamom seeds located within the pods. The outer wall of the pods is green, thin, and papery. Inside are the seeds, which are small and black. They are dried for about 36 hours before being sold – either for spice production or distillation. After drying, cardamom pods weigh only one-fifth of their fresh weight. The essential oil is then extracted from the seeds through steam distillation for several hours.
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