Are Amomum Compactum and Curcuma Longa in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Zingiberaceae.

Can you substitute Amomum Compactum for Curcuma Longa?

They share the Zingiberaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Amomum Compactum vs Curcuma Longa

Amomum compactum · Curcuma longa

Amomum Compactum

Amomum compactum

T Traditional Use

Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Amomum
Primary use: culinary & medicinal

Alpinia nutans, the shellflower, or dwarf cardamom, is a Southeast Asian plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is a medicinal plant used to control hypertension, as diuretic, antifungal, and antiulcer. In Japan it is used as food preservative.

Curcuma Longa

Curcuma longa

T Traditional Use

Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Primary use: culinary & medicinal

Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and high annual rainfall to thrive. Plants ar…

At a glance

· Both in Zingiberaceae, but different genera (Amomum vs Curcuma).
· Both are primarily both.
· Evidence tiers — Amomum Compactum: T; Curcuma Longa: T.