Fresh produce
Perishables moving under reefer, on phytosanitary certification and a controlled cold chain. G9 Cavendish banana.
Products
What we ship,
and what we can
Three categories, listed here because we have exported them or export them now. The range grows as buyers ask for things — if what you need is not below, ask anyway.
Food ingredients
Shelf-stable inputs for manufacturers and private-label packers. Tamarind concentrate, paste and prepared products.
Aromatics & botanical extracts
Essential oils, carrier oils, hydrosols, absolutes, attars, oleoresins and extracts, sourced to order.
01 · Fresh produce
G9 Cavendish banana
A premium high-yielding hybrid and one of India's most established export varieties — uniform in size, long in shelf life, and consistent enough to satisfy buyers who reject on specification rather than on impression. Shipped green at 75–80% maturity.
Specification
| Variety | G9 Cavendish (Musa acuminata, AAA Group) |
| Stage at export | 75%–80% maturity, green and firm |
| Colour | Full green, free from yellow patches |
| Brix | 2°–4° at harvest; 12°–14° fully ripened |
| Finger length | 18–22 cm (7″–8.5″) |
| Finger girth | 36–40 mm |
| Bunch weight | 25–40 kg field weight |
| Hands per bunch | 8–12, with 14–20 fingers per hand |
| Defects | ≤ 2% skin blemishes or scarring |
| Dry matter | ≈ 22%–24% |
| Shelf life | 18–21 days at 13–14°C, 85–95% RH |
| Storage | 13°C–14°C — never below 13°C |
| Residue compliance | EU MRL compliant, from APEDA-certified farms |
Sourcing and shipment
| Origin — primary | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra |
| Origin — major | Tamil Nadu |
| Origin — seasonal | Gujarat, Karnataka |
| Availability | Year-round through multi-state sourcing. Peak harvest February–May and August–November; crop calendar on request |
| Packing | Telescopic cartons, 13 kg net / 18.5 kg gross. Custom labelling available; cluster packing in five-finger or hand-separated format on request |
| Pre-shipment | Pre-cooling, then fumigation to the destination country's protocol. Phytosanitary certificate issued by NPPO India for every consignment |
| Minimum order | 500 kg. Typical order is one 20′ reefer |
Nutrition
A rich source of potassium (358 mg per 100 g), vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium and dietary fibre. Naturally fat free, at approximately 89 kcal per 100 g.
From farm to vessel
Enquiry and quotation
Send destination port, volume and delivery terms. A tailored proforma invoice follows.
Farm selection and QC
Certified farms matched to your specification. Pre-harvest inspection confirms variety, maturity index and residue compliance.
Harvest and packing
Harvested at the correct maturity, washed, de-handed if required, packed in a hygienic pack-house.
Shipment and documents
Pre-cooling, fumigation, reefer booking, and the full set — phytosanitary certificate, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, REX statement.
02 · Food ingredients
Tamarind concentrate and products
Our longest-running line, and the one on which the EU relationship was built. A thick, dark-brown extract of the pulp of Tamarindus indica at 65% soluble solids — sweet-tangy, ready to use, free of artificial additives and preservatives.
Bulk — for manufacturers
| Tamarind concentrate | 65° Brix. 12.5 / 25 / 60 / 250 kg |
| Depectinised concentrate | 12.5 / 25 / 60 / 250 kg |
| Tamarind paste and pulp | 12.5 / 25 / 60 / 250 kg |
| Shelf life | Two years, stored cool and dry |
| Minimum order | 500 kg, flexible case by case |
| Lead time | One to two weeks preparation, plus transit |
Typical values per 100 g
| Energy | 250 kcal |
| Total carbohydrate | 59.0 g, of which sugars 31.25 g |
| Dietary fibre | 6.25 g |
| Protein | 3.10 g |
| Total fat / cholesterol | 0.00 g |
| Sodium | 0.31 g |
Retail and private label
| Concentrate — tubs | 200 g, 227 g, 400 g, 454 g, 1 kg, 3 kg |
| Concentrate — organic | 300 g glass jar |
| Concentrate — squeezy | 300 g bottle |
| Paste and pulp | 440 g |
| Tamarind slab | 200 g, 500 g, 1 kg (>2% seed) |
| Dips and chutneys | Tangy tamarind, dates & tamarind, sweet tomato, sweet ginger chilli, spicy ginger |
| Prepared pastes | Panipuri pani paste; rasam paste in garlic, pepper and tomato |
| Syrup | Dilkhus tamarind syrup, 750 ml PET |
| Confectionery | Imli candy — hing and chilli |
Manufactured at a plant operating to HACCP guidelines with GMP and SSOP systems in place. Certification details and current certificates supplied with any quotation.
03 · Aromatics & botanical extracts
Essential oils and botanicals
Sourced to order from established Indian manufacturers for buyers in cosmetics, personal care, aromatherapy, perfumery, food flavouring and nutraceuticals. Certificates of analysis, GC-MS reports and specification sheets are provided per batch and per product.
Essential oils
Steam-distilled and cold-pressed. Citrus, minty, woody, herbaceous, floral and resinous — lavender, peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemongrass, citronella, sandalwood, vetiver, turmeric, neem and several hundred more.
Carrier oils
Cold-pressed fatty oils from seeds, nuts and kernels — coconut, argan, jojoba, sweet almond, castor, sesame, moringa, grapeseed, black seed and others, for cosmetics and dilutions.
Hydrosols & floral waters
Plant waters from distillation — rose, lavender, chamomile, neroli, tea tree, witch hazel — for toners, cleansers, room and linen sprays, and food and beverage flavouring.
Absolutes
Solvent-extracted floral concentrates for fine fragrance and cosmetics — jasmine, rose damascena, tuberose, champaca, oakmoss, mimosa, saffron.
Traditional Indian attars
Alcohol-free perfume oils matured on a sandalwood or agarwood base — agarwood/oud, khus, gulab, kewda, mitti, saffron and white lotus.
Oleoresins & extracts
Spice oleoresins for flavour and colour — black pepper, capsicum, turmeric, ginger, cardamom, cumin. Botanical extracts including neem, brahmi, ashwagandha, green tea and licorice.
Also available: certified organic oils, essential oil blends formulated for specific applications, fragrance compounds, and natural cosmetic butters — cocoa, shea, kokum, mango and avocado. Tell us the application and the volume and we will quote against a specification.
Also traded
Herbs and spices, and other agricultural and food commodities. Our objects permit trade in most goods; our licences and our judgement decide what we actually take on. If your requirement is outside the list above, ask — we will tell you honestly whether we are the right party for it.
Send us a specification
Grade, quantity, packing and destination port. That is enough for us to come back with something useful rather than a brochure.
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