The word Clove is derived from the word clou which means nail. It is aromatic flower of the flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is used as spice in cuisine all over the world. It originates from India. Clove tree is a evergreen tree whose height ranges from 10-20 m. Apart from being used in cuisine, natural clove is also used in other industries for its medicinal use and therapeutic value.
Origin:-
Clove is a native of Indonesia. Clove spice is also grown in Zanzibar, Indonesia and Madagascar; it is also grown in India, and Sri Lanka. According to FAO, Indonesia leads the world in clove production. Nearly 80% of the clove of the world is produced by Indonesia followed by Madagascar and Tanzania.
Trade in Cloves:-
Indonesia is the largest producer of cloves, followed by Madagascar, Zanzibar, India and Sri Lanka. We have our own office in Indonesia from where we can supply the best quality of cloves on the regular basis maintaining the high standards of quality. Tanzania (Zanzibar) is another major producer of cloves contributing approximately 60% to the total world production. ZNZ cloves are supplied by our channel partners. The third largest producer is Madagascar followed by Sri Lanka from where we supply the cloves through our partners maintaining high quality standards.
Indian Scenario:-
Southern Region in India is known to produce large quantities of cloves, most of which is domestically consumed. Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are the major cloves producing states. Farmers are using advanced technology for quality and consistent supply.
Clove Stems:-
We also supply clove stems from Indonesia and Sri Lanka which also has strong aromatic flavour to it like cloves.
Quality Assurance
We are dealing with various esteemed clients located in India as well as in the International markets all around the world. As we believe in providing quality products that are close to nature, we urge our business partners in the countries of origin to conduct various stringent quality tests under the supervision of the experts. These tests are performed with due care from the very initial stage of procurement of the products to the final stage of delivery to the end users to ensure that the best quality products are supplied to our clients worldwide.
Dried Lavang buds of the clove tree. Cloves are strong, pungent, and sweet. Cloves are used in many meat dishes, marinades, pickles and in many "garam masalas". It is used whole or in powder form. When making your own clove powder take caution, clove oil can cloud some plastics. Clove oil can be has a lot of medicinal value. Many Indians chew on cloves to relieve toothaches and it is used also as a mouth freshener after a meal.
Quality : hand select clean quality / well dried
Color : reddish brown
Moisture : ‹12%
Free from any uneven matters like plastics, thread, etc.
The cloves are packed in new “goni” jute 50kg bags. Cloves are shipped in 20’ or 40’ sea-containers from the port of toamasina, madagascar. A 20’ sea-container will hold 240 bags / 12, 000kg and a 40’ sea-container 500 bags / 25, 000kg
We are offering a stock of Clove, which is appreciated for its strong aroma, quality, purity and delectable taste. Further acknowledged for its nutritional value and purity, the stock complies with requirements of many clients. Made available at industry leading prices, it has carved a niche in the market. It has wider applications in preparations of toothpaste and mouthwashes, soaps and perfumes. It is also reported to help diabetics in sugar assimilations.
Clove is one of the oldest spices in the world, is the dried, unopened flower bud of a small evergreen tree. It is indigenous to the Moluccas Islands of Indonesia.
Clove goes mainly as an ingredient of a variety of food specialties, beverages, medicines, cosmetics, perfumery and toiletries.
Either whole or as a powder, Clove finds extensive application in Indian foods.
It is an active ingredient of garam masala and several kinds of curry powders. Clove is also highly recommended for making pickles, ketchups, and several kinds of sweets. It is very often used with pan for chewing after meals, and in tooth pastes as a fragrant mouth-freshener.
•Commodity: Cloves
•Moisture: 08% (+/-1%)
•Price at 13 usd/kg Fob Surabaya, Indonesia
•Delivery time: end of oct. 2011
•Payment term: irrevocable L/c at sight.
The use of clove in whole or ground form is mainly for culinary purposes and as a flavouring agent in food industry. Its flavour blends well with both sweet and savory dishes. It is highly valued in medicine as carminative, aromatic and stimulant. In Indonesia, the lion share of production is consumed in production of ækretekÆ cigarettes.
The antiseptic and antibiotic properties of clove oil are used in medicine especially in dentistry, oral and pharyngeal treatments. It has wider applications in preparations of toothpaste and mouthwashes, soaps and perfumes. It is also reported to help diabetics in sugar assimilations.
