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IN STOCK Code#: 3209815

1.Large Cardamom shall be –

Dried, clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size, shape and colour characteristic to the variety;
Free from wild cardamom, obnoxious smell and fungus infestation.

2. Variety……………..(to be filled by assayer)
3. Actual Picture of the lot…………( to be uploaded by assayer)
4. Criteria for Range designation

S.No.	Tradable parameters	Range-1	Range-2	Range-3
A	Essential
i	Moisture(% by wt) Max	Up to 11%	up to 13%
ii	Foreign matter(% by wt) Max	1.0	5.0
iii	Immature, Shriveled & Insect damaged capsules(% by wt) Max	3.0	5.0
iv	Empty and malformed capsules (% by wt.)	5.0	8.0
v	Mass in gm/L (Min)	350	300
B	Optional (Industrial/Processors)
vi	Tail cut		Yes
vii	Colour	Pink	Brown	Brown
viii	Acid insoluble ash % (m/m) (max.)	2.0
ix	Total Ash % (m/m)(max.)	8.0
x	Volatile oil % (ml/100 gm) (min.)	Not less than 0.5

5. Sampling:

5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling
25gm (100 g in case of single container) shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
100 gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.

6. Definitions:

Foreign matter includes husk, straws, weed seeds, other inedible grains, metallic pieces, sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay, mud and animal filth etc.
Empty and Malformed capsules are capsules without seed or are scantily filled with seeds.
Immature and shriveled and insect damaged capsules which are not fully developed or are damaged by insects,