Grade B Industrial Hibiscus
A cost-effective grade of dried hibiscus for buyers who process rather than present the flower: broken and mixed-size calyces, unsifted or lightly sifted, for colour and anthocyanin extraction, concentrates, syrups and animal-feed additives.
Product Overview
Not every buyer needs a perfect whole flower. Extraction plants, concentrate and syrup producers, natural-colour manufacturers and some beverage companies grind or boil the calyx and care about colour intensity, acidity and cleanliness rather than appearance. For them, paying for Grade A sifting adds cost without adding value.
Our Grade B Industrial Hibiscus is the broken, under-sized and mixed fraction from the same northern Nigerian crop, supplied unsifted or lightly sifted to an agreed foreign-matter tolerance. It is dried to export moisture, screened for sand and stones, laboratory-tested and inspected by NAQS exactly like our Grade A — only the whole-calyx percentage differs. [Confirm the whole-calyx / broken ratio and admixture tolerance you can guarantee for Grade B.]
Where It Is Used
- Anthocyanin and natural red colour extraction
- Hibiscus concentrate, syrup and cordial producers
- Juice and soft-drink manufacturers (boiled extraction)
- Pharmaceutical and herbal extract makers
- Pet-food and feed additive producers
Available Packaging
- New PP woven bags, 25 kg net (standard)
- Compressed bales 50 kg to reduce freight cost
- Container lined with kraft paper
- Fumigated per destination protocol
Pack sizes. 25 kg PP bags or 50 kg bales; approx. 11–14 tonnes per 40' HC container
Key Facts
- Origin
- Nigeria — savanna belt (Middle Belt & North)
- Seed profile
- Broken / mixed calyx; whole-flower content and admixture 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 B 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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