Hands sorting a heap of red chillies on cloth, seen from above

Wholesale Indian spices in bulk: grades, specs and testing.

We are a wholesale spice supplier in India, and we do not buy from traders. Every spice is grown for us on contract, processed in our own units and tested per lot at a third-party NABL-accredited lab (ISO/IEC 17025). As a bulk spice supplier we load full containers, but you can start with 0.5 MT per spice, quoted in USD.

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How we grade each spice, and what we test it for.

  • Full-frame heap of dried Indian red chillies

    Chillies

    Grown in
    Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) and Byadgi (Karnataka)
    Graded on
    Heat (SHU) and colour (ASTA)Byadgi 8,000 to 16,000 SHU; Teja S17 up to 100,000 SHU
    Tested for
    Aflatoxin (mould)
  • Close view of ridged cumin seed

    Cumin

    Grown in
    Confirmed with the quote
    Graded on
    Volatile oil contentAbout 2.5 to 4.5% volatile oil, against 1.5 to 2.5% typical for Turkish and Iranian origin
    Tested for
    Ethylene oxide residue
  • Heap of green cardamom pods

    Cardamom

    Grown in
    Kerala
    Graded on
    Volatile (essential) oil contentSmall cardamom about 3 to 8% oil; large cardamom about 2 to 4%
    Tested for
    Aflatoxin
  • Mass of dried turmeric fingers

    Turmeric

    Grown in
    Salem and Erode (Tamil Nadu)
    Graded on
    Curcumin contentAbout 2.0 to 5.0% curcumin for standard commercial grade; speciality high-curcumin lines up to 6 to 9%
    Tested for
    Lead (adulteration)
  • Close view of dried ginger with its gnarled skin

    Ginger

    Grown in
    Confirmed with the quote
    Graded on
    Volatile oil and oleoresin contentOil about 1.5 to 3.0%; oleoresin yield about 4 to 9%
    Tested for
    Lead and heavy metals
  • Black peppercorns, very close, shallow focus

    Black pepper

    Grown in
    Kerala
    Graded on
    Piperine content and bulk densityPiperine about 2 to 6%; bulk density about 500 to 600+ g/l
    Tested for
    Salmonella (zero tolerance) and moisture
  • Dense brown mustard seed

    Seed spices

    Grown in
    Rajasthan
    Graded on
    Varies by seedAjwain thymol 35 to 60% of oil; aniseed oil about 2 to 3.5%; mustard fixed oil about 30 to 40%
    Tested for
    Ethylene oxide residue and Salmonella

Each spice page shows the one test that matters most for that spice.

We test each lot against the limit in your country's own standard, and that limit goes into the contract before we pack. A general limit is not enough, because some ports are stricter than others.

Three ways to order: bulk, custom packs or your own brand.

Bulk and FCL
From the 0.5 MT minimum per spice up to a full container load.
Custom packs
Packed to the pack spec you send with the order.
Private label
Your artwork on the pack, from 1 MT.

About 15 days from order to loading. Quoted in USD on FOB, CIF or EXW.

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Check what your country tests for, before you ask for a price.

Choose a spice and a country. The spec checker shows what the border checks, the limit it sets and the documents your shipment needs.

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Port cranes and ships at golden hour

Tell us the spice, grade and port, and we will send a price in US dollars.

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Sahibzada Yamin Yaqoob

Runs the export desk in English, Hindi, Urdu and Arabic.

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