Fennel seeds
Aromatic fennel for spice trading, food ingredients and seasoning.
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A clear start to your enquiry.
Download the product and specification guide for fennel seeds. It includes listed quality options, the details to agree for each lot and our contact information.
Download product guide (PDF) ↓Detailed quality limits, packing, testing and documents are confirmed with the quotation. This guide is not a lot certificate or a stock offer.
Product description
Also known as: Saunf / Variari
Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Fennel is an aromatic whole spice with elongated, ridged seeds. Buyers often compare colour, seed size, cleaning and aroma. These characteristics should be agreed from a specification and, where needed, a representative sample.
Europe quality and Singapore quality are listed commercial grade options. Required purity results, other quality limits and destination compliance are confirmed for the offered lot. These spice grades do not establish germination or suitability for sowing. For a planting enquiry, specify the variety, growing region and required lot-specific seed tests separately.
Specification guide
Use these parameters to tell us what you need. They are not claims about current stock.
| Parameter | What to specify | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Listed quality options | 99% Europe quality; 99% Singapore quality | Commercial quality options confirmed by Shiva Exim. Lot specifications and destination requirements are agreed with the quotation. |
| Purity (%) | Minimum purity and permitted foreign matter | Shows how much of the lot is the named product rather than other material. |
| Moisture (%) | Maximum acceptable moisture | Helps buyers assess storage and shipment suitability. |
| Seed size | Size or sieve requirement | Helps compare seed uniformity between lots. |
| Colour | Required colour range and sample reference | Colour preference is a commercial requirement, not a fixed guarantee. |
| Aroma / volatile oil | Aroma expectations and any volatile-oil requirement | Helps define the desired flavour profile. |
| Total ash & acid-insoluble ash | Required limits and reporting basis | Supports comparison beyond seed colour and purity. |
| Microbiology & residues | Required microbiological panel and residue tests | Agreed lot testing complements visual sample approval. |
| Crop year & origin | Required harvest year and country or region of origin | Identifies the age and source of the lot. |
| Packing & quantity | Bag / container type, net weight and order quantity | Final packing is agreed with the quotation. |
| Testing & documents | Required analysis, sample and destination documentation | Required reports or certificates must be confirmed for the specific lot. |
Parameter reference: Spices Board: laboratory quality parameters ↗. This reference does not imply certification of Shiva Exim or any offered lot.
Send your target values or a buyer specification sheet with your enquiry.
Details that help us respond.
For this product
Size preference · colour requirement · cleaning preference
For the shipment
Quantity · Packing preference · Destination port or country · Preferred shipment period · Required documents or test reports
Samples, certification, testing and destination compliance requirements should be discussed before confirming an order.
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