Spices
Six lines. Every grade published.
Density, moisture, essential oil, defect limits. The numbers below are the ones we contract on — read them before you ask for a price, and you will know exactly what you are pricing.
Range
What Indonesia is genuinely good at
Indonesia is the world’s largest clove producer, a leading source of cassia cinnamon, and the origin behind two recognised pepper names — Lampung Black and Muntok White. These are the lines we carry.
01 · Syzygium aromaticum
Cloves
Dried flower buds, sorted by colour, handle content and essential oil. Indonesia is the world’s largest clove producer.
| Specification | Quality 1 | Quality 2 | Quality 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Glossy dark brown | Brown | Brown |
| Smell | Not musty | Not musty | Not musty |
| Size | Average | Average | Uneven |
| Foreign material | max 0.5% | max 1.0% | max 1.0% |
| Clove handle | max 1.0% | max 3.0% | max 5.0% |
| Inferior cloves | max 2.0% | max 2.0% | max 5.0% |
| Broken cloves | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Water content | max 14.0% | max 14.0% | max 14.0% |
| Essential oil | min 20% | min 18% | min 16% |
02 · Piper nigrum · Lampung
Black Pepper
Graded on bulk density and light-seed content. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest pepper exporters; Lampung Black Pepper is a recognised origin name.
| Specification | Quality 1 | Quality 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum density | 550 g/l | 500 g/l |
| Animal contamination | Free from live/dead insects and animal parts | Free from live/dead insects and animal parts |
| Foreign body content | max 1.0% | max 1.0% |
| Light seed content | max 2.0% | max 3.0% |
| Mould contamination | max 1.0% | max 1.0% |
| Moisture content | max 13.0% | max 14.0% |
03 · Piper nigrum · Muntok
White Pepper
Retted and hulled, graded on colour and residual black-pepper content. Muntok White Pepper is a recognised Indonesian origin name.
| Specification | Quality 1 | Quality 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum density | 600 g/l | 600 g/l |
| Colour | Yellowish white | Yellowish white, greyish white or brownish white |
| Foreign body content | max 1.0% | max 1.0% |
| Light seed content | max 2.0% | max 3.0% |
| Mould contamination | max 1.0% | max 1.0% |
| Black pepper content | max 1.0% | max 2.0% |
| Moisture content | max 13.0% | max 14.0% |
04 · Cinnamomum burmannii
Cassia Cinnamon
Indonesian cassia, graded on roll quality, surface condition and stick diameter. Most of the country’s cinnamon leaves in rolled and broken form.
| Grade | Surface | Roll | Max diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | No fungus, no cracks | Rolled almost perfectly | 1.5 cm |
| A | Some surface fungus, minor cracks | Not perfectly rolled | 1.8 cm |
| B | Significant surface fungus, cracking across roughly 40% of the surface | Irregular | 2.5 cm |
05 · Amomum cardamomum · Elettaria cardamomum
Cardamom
Two species are cultivated in Indonesia. Supplied green, white or red depending on drying and market preference.
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Green Cardamom | The standard export presentation |
| White Cardamom | Bleached; preferred in some bakery and beverage markets |
| Red Cardamom | Amomum type, characteristic of Indonesian growing regions |
06 · Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla
Cured pods graded on length, moisture and vanillin content. Indonesia’s climate supports stable year-on-year production.
| Specification | Quality 1 | Quality 2 | Quality 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Whole vanilla, no chopped pods | Whole or chopped | Whole or chopped |
| Minimum pod size | 11 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm |
| Maximum water content | 38% | 30% | 20.88% |
| Vanillin content | min 2.983% w/w dry | min 2.250% w/w dry | min 1.500% w/w dry |
| Maximum ash content | 8% w/w dry | 9% w/w dry | 10% w/w dry |
Packing, lots and paperwork
Packing
Jute or PP bags to your weight, or vacuum and carton for vanilla and cardamom. Tell us your destination and we will pack for the freight mode.
Documents
Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary certificate and fumigation certificate as standard. Certificate of analysis on request against the contracted grade.
Volumes
Quoted by container or part-container depending on the line. Vanilla and cardamom ship in far smaller lots than pepper or cassia.
Next step
Send us the grade you need.
Name the line and the quality tier and we will come back with availability, packing and a landed estimate to your port.