Product Overview

For commercial spice packers, flavor houses, and food manufacturers seeking reliable botanical ingredients, these whole dried cloves deliver essential oil potency and aroma. Harvested at peak maturity, each clove features a well-developed, unopened floral head paired with a rigid, reddish-brown stem. The outer surface exhibits a firm, wrinkled texture indicating proper sun-drying without thermal damage. When crushed or ground, the cloves release a highly concentrated, spicy-sweet aroma with deep warm eugenol notes and a characteristic sharp bite. This whole dried format is particularly suited for large-scale spice grinding, steam distillation for essential oil recovery, tea blending, and industrial pickling or beverage formulations. Sourced with consistency in mind, these cloves provide bulk importers with low moisture degradation, long-term shelf stability, reduced volatile loss during transit, and uniform batch quality to streamline commercial processing.

Key Features

1. Intact Whole Heads — Features fully formed, unopened flower buds that preserve volatile aromatic compounds inside the calyx until processing.
2. Rich Reddish-Brown Color — Demonstrates proper sun-curing and post-harvest drying, ensuring high visual grade and no mold discoloration.
3. High Essential Oil Content — Rich in natural eugenol, providing robust aroma and intense flavor strength for extraction or seasoning blends.
4. Low Moisture Processing — Carefully dried to optimal moisture levels to inhibit microbial growth, mold risk, and product clumping.
5. Firm, Dry Texture — Rigid stems offer clean fracture characteristics, simplifying commercial grinding, milling, and sifting processes.
6. Versatile Application Format — Excellent for direct extraction, milling into fine powder, or whole-spice food formulation and beverage steeping.
7. Bulk Shelf Stability — Holds flavor profile and potency over extended storage when held in cool, moisture-sealed shipping containers.

Specifications

1. Product Type: Whole Dried Cloves
2. Material/Composition: 100% Dried Unopened Flower Buds (Syzygium aromaticum)
3. Processing Method: Sun-Dried / Air-Dried
4. Cut/Style/Form: Whole Bud with Stem and Head
5. Color: Dark Reddish-Brown to Chocolate Brown
6. Moisture Content: Approx. 10–12%
7. Foreign Matter: Max. 0.5–1.0%
8. Volatile Oil Content: Approx. 15–19% v/w
9. Grade: Premium / FAQ (Fair Average Quality)
10. Storage Conditions: Keep in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and humidity
11. Shelf Life: 24 Months
12. Bulk Packaging Dimensions: Standard 25 kg / 50 kg PP Woven Bags or Jute Bags