Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract of Elettaria cardamomum in a glycerin base, giving dietary supplement and food-and-beverage developers a concentrated botanical base. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum botanical profile.
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What Is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract?
Prized as one of the world's most valuable culinary spices, cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is native to the Western Ghats of southern India and brings a warm, aromatic sweetness that translates well into ingestible formats. Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract delivers the spice in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base, supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized for supplement and food-and-beverage developers. The glycerin carrier keeps its fragrant character intact without alcohol.
Market Demand
Cardamom demand keeps climbing on the back of flavor-forward functional products; Technavio projects the cardamom market to grow by USD 195.3 million between 2024 and 2029. A glycerin-based, alcohol-free extract lets brands build that aromatic profile into liquids where ethanol is unwelcome.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin blends into aqueous supplement liquids, functional beverages, gummy syrups, and flavored stick-packs, dispersing without alcohol during cold or gentle warm processing. It works as both an aromatic accent and a stand-alone botanical. With no function areas attached to this listing, positioning stays on cardamom's culinary appeal and clean-label flavor story rather than any consumer health promise. Cardamom is traditionally associated with digestive support — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim — alongside the aromatic character that makes it a familiar culinary botanical.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this spice at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method that preserves a Holistically Balanced range of naturally occurring constituents. Every batch is checked in an onsite laboratory for identity, microbial, and heavy-metal specifications by HPLC and ICP/MS, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract made from Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), a member of the Zingiberaceae family, native to Southern India (the Western Ghats). It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is an Alcohol-Free Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The alcohol-free extract delivers the botanical without ethanol. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract contain alcohol?
No — Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the botanical rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract suited for?
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As an alcohol-free extract, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract fit?
It fits the Dietary Supplements and Food and Beverage categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Cardamom originate?
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is native to Southern India (the Western Ghats). Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 23 kg and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract manufactured and tested?
Cardamom Alcohol-Free Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.