Green cardamom is regarded as the third most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla. It is the dried fruit. When dried it is the seed that is the source of essential oil and sweet aroma. Seeds contains 6 to 7% of essential oil i.e. Terpineol and linalool both free alcohols and esters along with 1-8 cineole gives an unwelcome camphoraceous note. It is sun-dried (preferred in India).
