Grade A Dried Hibiscus Flowers
Our flagship export: whole, sun-dried Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces from northern Nigeria, machine-sifted and hand-picked to remove seeds, stems and dust, with the deep red colour and sharp tartness that tea blenders and agua de jamaica producers look for.
Product Overview
Nigeria is the world's leading source of dried hibiscus (roselle) and northern states such as Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Bauchi and Borno produce the dark red, strongly acidic calyx that defines the international "Nigerian hibiscus" standard. Grade A is the premium selection of that crop: whole calyces, fully dried, with the seeds removed cleanly and the stems, dust and broken pieces sifted out.
Our Grade A Dried Hibiscus Flowers are bought from farmer groups and aggregators in the harvest window from October to January, re-dried where needed to export moisture, and processed on our sifting and hand-sorting line to the purity agreed in your contract. Each lot is sampled for laboratory analysis — moisture, ash, microbiology, pesticide residues and heavy metals as your market requires — and inspected by the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service before bagging and fumigation.
Where It Is Used
- Herbal and fruit tea blenders (whole-flower loose tea)
- Agua de jamaica / hibiscus drink producers in Mexico and the USA
- Beverage and juice concentrate manufacturers
- Natural food colour and flavour houses
- Re-packers and ingredient distributors
Available Packaging
- New PP woven bags, 20–25 kg net (standard)
- Compressed bales 50 kg on request
- Food-grade PE inner liner available
- Container lined with kraft paper; fumigated per destination protocol
Pack sizes. Standard 25 kg PP bags; approx. 10–12 tonnes per 40' HC container (volume-limited)
Key Facts
- Origin
- Nigeria — savanna belt (Middle Belt & North)
- Seed profile
- Whole dried calyx, deep red; purity typically 98%+ as contracted
- Processing
- Sun-dried, machine-cleaned
- Order basis
- Full container loads (20' standard)
- Port of loading
- Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can)
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF · FCA
Specification Sheet — Grade A Hibiscus
Parameters confirmed per shipment by accredited laboratory analysis and NAQS inspection; independent inspection available on request.
| Parameter | Guaranteed value | Unit | Test method / basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity / whole calyx content (min) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Sieve & hand-pick analysis on representative sample |
| Admixture / foreign matter (max) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Visual & sieve analysis (stems, seeds, sand, dust) |
| Moisture content (max) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Oven method / calibrated moisture meter |
| Colour | [Insert lab-tested value] | — | Deep red to dark burgundy; visual against retained sample |
| Total ash (max) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Gravimetric, accredited laboratory |
| Acid-insoluble ash (max) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Gravimetric, accredited laboratory |
| Mould / insect infestation | [Insert lab-tested value] | — | Visual inspection; nil live insects at loading |
| Microbiology (TPC, yeast & mould, E. coli, Salmonella) | [Insert lab-tested value] | cfu/g, per 25 g | Microbiological test by accredited laboratory |
| Pesticide residues & heavy metals | [Insert lab-tested value] | mg/kg | Multi-residue screen to destination MRLs (EU / FDA / COFEPRIS) |
| Phytosanitary / fumigation | [Insert lab-tested value] | — | NAQS phytosanitary certificate; fumigation certificate per destination protocol |
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Grade A calyces cut and screened to a uniform tea-bag size (typically 1–4 mm, or to your sieve specification), de-dusted and ready for tea-bagging machines and herbal blends without further processing at destination.
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