Clove

The Ceylon cloves contain an authentic milder flavour which is used in many food processing and medicine processing activities.Pure Ceylon Cloves contain a maximum content of Volatile Oil at a percentage at about 19.5 to 23.5

Grades

Hand Picked Selected

Hand-picked grade is the best grade of Cloves. Since Hand Picked Cloves are harvested as full bud

Cloves, there is very less percentage of headless Cloves or stems are found in this grade.

Maximum moisture content between 12%-13%

Headcount is around 99%

Stems below 0.2%

Foreign matters 0.2%

Cloves grade No. 1

This is the second best grade compared with the hand-picked selection. In this grade mostly full bud cloves with small percentage of headless cloves are included.

Maximum moisture content between 12%-13%

Headcount is around 95%

Foreign matters 1%-2%

FAQ grade

FAQ is a low quality grade than other grades. Include mixture of headless clove, full bud clove, and some stem parts.

Color is mixed

Maximum moisture content between 12%-13%

Headless 20%

Admixture 3%-4%