Ginger
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.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 5 tonnes
Spices and botanicals
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.
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Products in this category
Turmeric
Nigeria
Whole fingers or ground. Buyers usually specify a minimum curcumin content, and it is worth testing before shipment.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 2 tonnes
Chilli
Nigeria, Ghana
Whole dried or ground. Heat varies considerably between varieties, so agree a reference sample before pricing.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 2 tonnes
Hibiscus
Nigeria
Sold as sorrel or zobo. Colour and calyx integrity drive the grade. Used for herbal infusions and natural colouring.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 2 tonnes
Moringa
Nigeria, Ghana
Dried leaf, leaf powder and seed. Leaf is available all year; seed follows the October to December window.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 1 tonne
Alligator pepper
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon
Grains of paradise. Specify whether whole pods or extracted seed, the seed colour intensity, purity percentage and moisture below 10 percent.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 500 kg to 1 tonne
Uda
Nigeria, Ghana
Xylopia aethiopica pods, used in pepper soup and post partum preparations. Specify whole pods or ground, and moisture below 10 percent.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 100 kg
Ehuru
Nigeria, Ghana
Monodora myristica seed. Specify shelled or in shell, and whether whole or ground.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 100 kg
Uziza seed
Nigeria
Piper guineense. Specify whole peppercorn or ground, and the moisture content.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 100 kg
Locust bean
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.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 250 kg
Aidan fruit
Nigeria, Ghana
Tetrapleura tetraptera pods. Specify whole pods or ground, and dryness.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 100 kg
Dried pepper
Nigeria, Ghana
Sun dried chilli, whole or ground. Specify heat level against a reference sample, and whether steam sterilised material is required.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 1 tonne
Thyme
Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt
Dried leaf. Specify cut size, moisture and whether steam sterilised.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 250 kg
Curry leaf
Nigeria, Kenya
Dried Murraya koenigii leaf. Specify whole leaf or ground, and drying method.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 250 kg
Garlic
Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia
Specify bulb size, cured status, and whether fresh, dried or powdered.
- Traded in
- Metric tonne
- Typical minimum order
- 5 tonnes
Cloves
Tanzania, Madagascar, Nigeria
Specify hand picked grade, headless percentage and moisture content.
- Traded in
- Kilogram
- Typical minimum order
- 500 kg
What to specify when you enquire
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.
- Whole, split, sliced or ground
- Moisture content, and for ginger the oil content
- Sieve or particle size where ground
- Whether steam sterilised material is required
- Pesticide residue and heavy metal testing requirements