Cardamom trade begins with species, product style and quality evidence—not a generic spice label. Small cardamom and large cardamom are separate botanical and commercial products, while whole closed pods, opened capsules, seeds, powdered seeds and powdered capsules with seeds carry different composition limits and inspection risks. A usable small-cardamom offer identifies Elettaria cardamomum botanical identity, cultivar where specified, whole, opened, seed or powder style, colour, capsule size, fill and seed recovery, immature, shrivelled, mouldy or insect-damaged pods, extraneous and foreign matter, moisture, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, volatile oil and test method, residues and microbiology, origin and elevation, harvest, curing and packing dates, lot, package and net weight, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are requirements for small cardamom from the FAO/WHO Codex Standard CXS 357-2024. FAOSTAT separately records dated crop production, harvested area and yield through 2024. These standards and historical aggregates are not current lot availability, a physical offer or a live delivered cardamom price, and the small-cardamom values must not be transferred to large cardamom.
Codex CXS 357-2024 covers small cardamom from Elettaria cardamomum. Large cardamom belongs to a different species group and a separate product standard, so its size, sensory character, processing and chemistry cannot be inferred from the small-cardamom table. Atlas retains botanical identity and product name before comparing crop, quality, price or trade evidence.
The Codex small-cardamom standard distinguishes whole capsules or pods, opened capsules or pods, seeds, powdered seeds and powdered capsules with seeds. Whole small cardamom has a 13 percent moisture maximum and 3.5 millilitres per 100 grams minimum volatile oil on a dry basis, while opened pods use a lower 2.5 millilitre volatile-oil minimum. Powdered seeds use an 11 percent moisture maximum and 3.0 millilitres per 100 grams minimum volatile oil. Atlas keeps the named style attached to every analytical result.
Whole-pod evidence should retain colour, capsule size and uniformity, fill and seed recovery, immature or shrivelled pods, mould, insect damage, empty or malformed capsules, extraneous vegetable and foreign matter, moisture, ash, acid-insoluble ash and volatile oil. Seed and powder records need their own particle, identity and adulteration controls. Sampling, laboratory method, residue and microbiological results, treatment, packaging and chain of custody remain part of the lot record.
A Codex limit is a quality boundary, not evidence of current supply or price. FAOSTAT crop observations aggregate countries, production systems and product outcomes and preserve official, estimated or imputed source flags. A delivered cardamom price still requires a defined species and style, current permitted physical observations, origin and harvest, quality results, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas keeps the price unsupported when those fields are missing.
No. They are distinct botanical and commercial products with separate standards and quality characteristics. The species and applicable standard must be explicit.
CXS 357-2024 sets a minimum of 3.5 millilitres per 100 grams on a dry basis for whole small cardamom. Opened capsules or pods use a separate 2.5 millilitre minimum.
No. Seeds, powdered seeds and powdered capsules with seeds have separate moisture, ash and volatile-oil requirements. The product style and analytical basis must stay attached.
Botanical identity, cultivar where specified, whole, opened, seed or powder style, colour, capsule size, fill and defects, moisture, ash, acid-insoluble ash, volatile oil and method, residues and microbiology, origin, harvest, curing and packing dates, lot, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.