Quality

Spice quality, checked before it ships.

Each lot is cleaned, graded, checked against the grade you ordered, weighed and packed into marked cartons. You see the result in the sample and the shipment documents.

From harvest to shipment

  1. Plantation track between cardamom rows
    01

    Harvested

    From our own and family plantations in Idukki.

  2. Cardamom pods moving through a grading machine
    02

    Cleaned and machine graded

    Machine cleaning, size grading, and colour and defect separation.

  3. A hand holding graded green cardamom pods over a heap of the same grade
    03

    Checked to grade

    Samples are weighed and hand-checked against the agreed grade.

  4. Bag of spice on a platform scale
    04

    Weighed and bagged

    Every bag is weighed on certified, calibrated scales.

  5. Labelled cartons stacked ready for dispatch
    05

    Packed for dispatch

    Packed in labelled cartons, ready for your shipment.

Checks and records

Traceable, tested and packed for your market.

What stands behind each lot we ship.
  • 01

    Traceability

    Lot and batch-level traceability.

  • 02

    Lab testing and reports

    Testing through authorised laboratories, with a Certificate of Analysis for each tested batch or lot.

  • 03

    Destination-market compliance

    We verify compliance for your destination market before shipment.

  • 04

    Food-grade packaging

    Spice is packed in food-grade packaging.

  • 05

    Export-grade packing

    Export-grade packing for your shipment.

Documents

Specification, analysis and origin, in writing.

  • 01

    Product specification

    A product specification is agreed and shared with every quotation.

  • 02

    Certificate of Analysis

    Batches and lots are tested regularly by authorised laboratories, based on production and sourcing. A Certificate of Analysis (COA) is issued for each tested batch or lot.

  • 03

    Certificate of Origin

    Every shipment comes with a Certificate of Origin issued by the chamber of commerce.

Samples

See the lot before you commit.

We send a sample of the lot for your approval. Pack sizes, labels and other shipment documents are agreed with your quotation.
Request a quotation

Tell us the grade, quantity and destination.