Food and Drug Regulations

B.07.006 [S]. Cardamom or Cardamom Seed, bleached or green, whole or ground, shall be the dried ripe fruit of Elettaria cardamomum Maton and shall contain

• (a) not more than

  • (i) eight per cent total ash,

  • (ii) three per cent ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and

  • (iii) 13 per cent moisture; and

• (b) not less than three millilitres volatile oil per 100 grams of spice.