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Ingredient dictionary

Cardamom on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Cardamom is a kind of spice. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 5,464 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 321 kcal and 11 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does cardamom contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link cardamom to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is cardamom vegan?

Yes. Cardamom is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does cardamom have on a label?

In English cardamom can also read “cardamon” or “Elaichi”. On European labels it is “cardamome” in French, “kardamom” in German and “cardamomo” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In EnglishcardamonElaichi

French: cardamome, cardamone
German: kardamom
Spanish: cardamomo
Italian: cardamomo
Dutch: kardemom, cardamon
Portuguese: cardamomo
Polish: kardamon
Swedish: kardemumma
Danish: kardemomme
Finnish: kardemumma
Czech: kardamom
Romanian: cardamon
Croatian: kardamom
Turkish: kakule

Which foods contain cardamom?

Open Food Facts lists cardamom or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 5,464 products, most often ready meals, unsweetened drinks and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ready meals581
Unsweetened drinks487
Dressings and sauces360
Biscuits and cakes280
Pasta, rice and flour271
Processed meat232

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,304 · United States 1,168 · United Kingdom 979 · Germany 744.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where cardamom turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in cardamom?

Cardamom has about 321 kcal per 100 g, with 11 g protein, 41 g carbohydrate and 6.7 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cardamom, powder” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

321kcal per 100 g

11g protein

41g carbohydrate

6.7g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 3.1 g, saturated fat 1.8 g, fibre 28 g, salt 0.05 g, energy 1,340 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11075 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is cardamom?

Cardamom is a kind of spice.

Kinds of cardamomGreen cardamom Black cardamom Cardamom seed Cardamom pod

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