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The 1000-seed weight is about 20-25 g.
== Composition ==
'''Cardamom oil (from India)''' (Source: Gopalakrishnan, 1994)
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* 38.8% 1,8-cineole
* 24.6% α-terpinyl acetate
* 6.2% β-pinene
* 5.7% linalool
* 4.2% sabinene
* 4.0% limonene
* 3.4% α-terpineol
* 2.3% α-pinene
* 2.0% terpinen-4-ol
* 1.0% linalyl acetate
* 0.8% geranyl acetate
* 0.2% geraniol
* trace nerolidol (unknown isomer)
* 93.2% total
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'''Cardamom oil (from India)''' (Source: Variyar & Bandyopadhyay, 1995)
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* 49.0% α-terpinyl acetate
* 24.7% 1,8-cineole
* 5.8% linalool
* 4.6% linalyl acetate
* 2.7% α-terpineol
* 2.5% geraniol
* 1.9% terpinen-4-ol
* 1.4% sabinene
* 1.2% myrcene
* 1.2% nerolidol (unknown isomer)
* 0.9% limonene
* 0.9% nerol
* 0.4% β-caryophyllene
* 0.4% α-pinene
* 97.6% total
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==Adulterations and substitutes==