Dried spice is one of the easier categories to begin with, because the goods are stable and order sizes are smaller than for grain. What decides whether a supplier is workable is consistency between the sample and the shipment, and documentation that satisfies United Kingdom food safety requirements on arrival.
Nigeria
Dried split and sliced. The Kaduna crop is harvested from January, and dried material ships year round from stock with the best pricing shortly after harvest.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Whole fingers or ground. Buyers usually specify a minimum curcumin content, and it is worth testing before shipment.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Whole dried or ground. Heat varies considerably between varieties, so agree a reference sample before pricing.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Sold as sorrel or zobo. Colour and calyx integrity drive the grade. Used for herbal infusions and natural colouring.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Dried leaf, leaf powder and seed. Leaf is available all year; seed follows the October to December window.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon
Grains of paradise. Specify whether whole pods or extracted seed, the seed colour intensity, purity percentage and moisture below 10 percent.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Xylopia aethiopica pods, used in pepper soup and post partum preparations. Specify whole pods or ground, and moisture below 10 percent.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Monodora myristica seed. Specify shelled or in shell, and whether whole or ground.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria
Piper guineense. Specify whole peppercorn or ground, and the moisture content.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d Ivoire
Fermented Parkia seed. Specify wet, dried or powdered, along with packaging and shelf life, since this is a strongly aromatic product.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Tetrapleura tetraptera pods. Specify whole pods or ground, and dryness.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Ghana
Sun dried chilli, whole or ground. Specify heat level against a reference sample, and whether steam sterilised material is required.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt
Dried leaf. Specify cut size, moisture and whether steam sterilised.
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Nigeria, Kenya
Dried Murraya koenigii leaf. Specify whole leaf or ground, and drying method.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia
Specify bulb size, cured status, and whether fresh, dried or powdered.
Need a smaller quantity? Suppliers set their own volumes. Tell us what you need and we will find someone who can supply it.
Tanzania, Madagascar, Nigeria
Specify hand picked grade, headless percentage and moisture content.
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A supplier can only price what you have described. The more of this you put in the first message, the faster a usable quotation comes back.
