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Black cardamom

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Black cardamom

What it is

Black cardamom is the dried, smoke-cured pod of Amomum subulatum, a plant native to the eastern Himalayas.

What it tastes like

On the nose: camphor, lavender, pine, floral. Among its measured molecules: delta-terpinyl acetate, p-cymen-8-ol, β-Terpineol, beta-selinene, alpha-terpinyl acetate.

What goes with it

190 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

29 of 33 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

On file, no cited source yet ✳

These molecules are on record for it from the library's earlier sources. We are buying and requesting the papers; each one that lands moves its molecule up into the cited list.

Sources

  • Arun Gopinath et al. 2023, Oriental Journal Of Chemistry