Sesame seeds (white & brown), gum arabic hashab (acacia senegal), gum arabic talha (acacia seyal), watermelon seeds, Sudanese peanut..Operations of processing and packing exports with insurance and shipping to the port of the buyer or seller according to the agreement
Latin name : Cassia angustifolia
Constituents/Plant Part : Pods
Country of Origin : Sudan
Cultivation Technique : Natural / By Hand
Organoleptic Description
Appearance : Pods are broadly oblong and contain about six seeds.
Texture : Dry but pliable
Flavour : Slightly bitter
odour : Tea like aroma
Type : Typical
Processing
Drying Method : Warm Air under the Sun
Cut Size : Uncut
Further Treatment : None
Full batch traceability is available
Packaging
Pressed Bales ranging in weight from 100M/T to 125M/T (+/- 10pct) and loose packed in
40FT Container.
All bales are clearly identified to show contents, weight and batch/lot number.
TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS & DESCRIPTION
Guidelines Description
Description Sudanese Hibiscus Flowers
(sabdariffa)
Packaging Item is typically packed in 50 lb. poly
(or less) lined multi-walled sacks
(adequately protecting product for
shipment)
Raw ingredient sample:
(a)Visual Purple-red colour.
(b)Aroma Floral, berry-like aroma. Free from
objectionable off-odours.
(c)Texture Lump free, free flowing particles
Prepared sample:
(a)Visual Clear, deep red solution with some
background purple hues. Blue hues
are undesirable.
(b)Aroma Slight berry aroma.
(c)Flabor A well balanced, tart and astringent
flavor. Some cranberry notes as well
as a slight drying effect. Not
excessively tart, acidic or bitter.
Should be free of off-flavours and
other undesirable spice/botanical
notes.
Testing Parameters:
Test Units: Specifications
(a) Free Flow Density G/CC Minimum 0.45, Maximum 0.60
(b) Moisture 12%
(c) Total Ash 10%
(d) Acid Insoluble Ash 1.5%
(e) Sieve Analysis 5 Min Rotate Thru US#20 95.0% Thru US#60 5.0%
(f) Insect Fragments each 400
(g) Whole Insects (field/storage) each 25/5
(h) Salmonella negative
(i) Coliform 2 of 5 over 10 CFU, 0 of 5 over 100
CFU
(j) E. coli (MPN) 2 of 5 over 3 CFU, 0 of 5 over 20 CFU
(k) E. coli (Film) 0 of 5 over 10 CFU
(l) S. Aureus 1 of 5 over 100 CFU, 0 of 5 over 1000
CFU
(m) Standard Plate Count 0 of 5 over 1,000,000 CFU
(n) Yeast/Mould 0 of 5 over 10,000 CFU