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Choti Elaichi
· Common Name: Choti Elaichi
· English Name: Cardamom
· Urdu Name: سَبَز الائچی, چھوٹی الائچی
· Scientific Name: Elettaria cardamomum
· Halal
· Vegetarian
Description
Choti Elaichi is a highly aromatic spice used in cooking around the world. The small, green pods contain seeds with a strong, slightly sweet, and minty flavor that makes it a versatile ingredient in both sweet and savory dishes. Perfect for flavoring biryanis, desserts, teas, and masalas, or simply chewed as a natural breath freshener. It is a species rich in antioxidants with benefits for digestion, heart health, and blood sugar control. It also has diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties, improves circulation, freshens breath, and may help with weight loss and detoxification.
Healthy Daily Serving Size
2 pods (1 gram) are used in cooking or tea. It contains 2 calories.
Key Nutrients in 1 Gram of Choti Elaichi
The exact content can vary based on variety, growing conditions, and process methodology. The overall amount is as follows.
· Carbohydrates: 0.8 gram, including dietary fiber: 0.3 gram.
· Protein: 0.1 gram.
· Total Fat: 0.1 gram.
· Vitamin C: 0.21 milligrams.
· Thiamin B1: 0.002 milligram.
· Vitamin B2: 0.002 milligram.
· Vitamin B3: 0.011 milligram.
· Vitamin B6: 0.0023 milligram.
· Vitamin K: 1.55 micrograms.
· Vitamin E: 0.0081 milligram.
· Phosphorus: 1.78 milligrams.
· Zinc: 0.07 milligram.
· Sodium: 0.18 milligram.
· Potassium: 13.8 milligrams.
· Calcium: 4.7 milligrams.
· Iron: 0.2 milligram.
· Manganese: 1.6 milligrams.
· α-terpineol: 0.04 gram.
· Myrcene: 0.75 milligram.
· 1,8-cineole: 9.4 milligrams.
· Limonene: 0.4 milligrams.
