Tea-Bag Cut Hibiscus (TBC)
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.
Product Overview
Tea companies rarely want to cut hibiscus themselves: cutting creates dust, needs screening equipment and ties up production time. Our Tea-Bag Cut (TBC) Hibiscus is prepared in Nigeria from the same Grade A calyces we export whole, passed through a cutting mill and vibrating sieves to a specified particle range, then aspirated to remove fines.
The standard cut is 1–4 mm, which runs well on most tea-bag and pyramid-bag machines, but we can screen to narrower bands — for example 2–3 mm for single-chamber bags or a coarser 4–8 mm "fine cut" for loose herbal blends. Tell us your sieve specification and we match it. [Confirm the cut sizes you can produce and your cutting capacity per month.]
Where It Is Used
- Tea-bag and pyramid-bag production lines
- Herbal, fruit and wellness tea blends
- Cold-brew and iced-tea sachets
- Private-label tea brands
- Food-service beverage programmes
Available Packaging
- Food-grade PE-lined PP bags, 20–25 kg net
- Multi-wall paper sacks with PE liner on request
- Cartons on pallets for smaller lots
- Container lined with kraft paper; fumigated per destination protocol
Pack sizes. 20–25 kg lined bags; approx. 12–14 tonnes per 40' HC container
Key Facts
- Origin
- Nigeria — savanna belt (Middle Belt & North)
- Seed profile
- 1–4 mm standard cut; custom sieve ranges on request
- 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 — Tea-Bag Cut 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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