Цвіт кардамону

Cardamom flower is the bloom of Elettaria cardamomum, the plant that gives the spice cardamom.
- Type
- Акорд
- Olfactive family
- Квіткові
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Отримання й хімія
Спосіб отримання
The seeds are traditionally processed into an essential oil and an absolute. Recently harvested cardamom that has not lost much of its essential oil gives a good yield. Distillation must be complete to give the full character of the oil, and at least 4 hours are needed to produce its full ester content. An oleoresin is also made, on a relatively small scale, by solvent extraction with a yield of about 10%.
- Ботанічна назва
- Elettaria cardamomum
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
У парфумерії
In fine fragrances the oil brings spicy, warm and sweet notes. It is often used at the heart of spices, alongside ginger or cold spices, and it can be paired with woody notes of cedar or placed in gourmand accords. In flavour, the oil goes into spice blends and savory flavours, adds a minty, floral and woody effect to fruit flavours, and gives freshness to citrus compositions. The seed oil is also used in aromatherapy products, cosmetics, perfume and breath freshener.