Specifications
A buyer's guide to dried hibiscus specifications
What belongs in a written specification for bulk dried Hibiscus sabdariffa — and why values should be confirmed by testing rather than published in advance.
A specification is the contract between what a buyer needs and what an exporter ships. Written properly it removes most disputes; written loosely it guarantees them. For bulk dried Hibiscus sabdariffa, these are the points procurement teams normally cover.
Identity and form
- Botanical name: Hibiscus sabdariffa
- Plant part: calyces
- Form: whole dried calyces, or cut/sifted if your process requires it
- Origin: country of origin and harvest period
Physical parameters
- Moisture
- Foreign matter
- Colour expectation
- Proportion of whole versus broken calyces
Safety and compliance parameters
- Microbiological requirements applied by your business
- Pesticide and residue requirements for your destination market
- Any additional testing your quality team requires
Commercial and handling terms
- Packaging format, net weight, palletisation and marking
- Shelf life and storage conditions
- Incoterm, destination and documentation set
Why values should not be pre-published
Agricultural lots vary by harvest, region and handling. A figure printed on a website is marketing, not evidence. Agroliel publishes no specification value before it has been confirmed through actual testing for the relevant lot; parameters are confirmed with each buyer and specifications, laboratory documentation and samples are available upon request. The approach is set out on the quality page.
How to run the qualification
Send the specification with your target quantity, destination and Incoterm, request a sample against that specification, then confirm the parameters in writing before a trial shipment. Read more about the origin on the Cameroon hibiscus page, or start with the sample request form.