Ground spice · Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Specification and grades
Indian ginger is prized for pungency rather than fibre, and Cochin-type rhizome carries the volatile oil profile most beverage and bakery formulators are benchmarking against. We source from Kerala, coastal Karnataka and the North-East, dry under controlled conditions to protect gingerol, and mill to 60 or 80 mesh. Fibre content and volatile oil are the two numbers that decide the account — both are declared on every offer.
- Botanical name
- Zingiber officinale Roscoe
- HS code (ground)
- 09101200
- Volatile oil
- ≥ 1.5 ml/100 g
- Standard mesh
- 60 / 80 mesh
Grades offered
- Cochin ginger, sun-dried
- Bleached / limed
- Unbleached commercial
| Grade | Character & typical use | Key value |
|---|---|---|
| Cochin ginger, sun-dried | Pale buff, high volatile oil, clean pungency. The reference grade for export. | Premium |
| Bleached / limed | Lighter colour for applications where a pale finish matters, e.g. bakery and confectionery. | Colour grade |
| Unbleached commercial | Darker, economy grade for extraction and high-volume blending. | Standard |
Technical
Typical export specification
These are the parameters we contract against. Every consignment ships with a pre-shipment certificate of analysis from an NABL-accredited laboratory, and we will work to a tighter buyer specification where your process demands it.
Read this as indicative. Figures reflect standard Indian export practice and
common buyer specifications for this line. The binding specification is the one written into
your contract and confirmed on the pre-shipment COA.
| Parameter | Specification | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture | ≤ 10.0% | IS 1003 / AOAC |
| Volatile oil | ≥ 1.5 ml/100 g | ASTA 5.0 |
| Total ash (dry basis) | ≤ 6.0% | AOAC 941.12 |
| Acid insoluble ash | ≤ 1.0% | AOAC 941.12 |
| Crude fibre | ≤ 8.0% | AOAC 962.09 |
| Cold water extract | ≥ 10% | ASTA 8.0 |
| Starch | ≤ 55% | — |
| Foreign matter | Nil | ASTA 14.0 |
| Total plate count | ≤ 10⁵ cfu/g (untreated) · ≤ 10⁴ cfu/g (steam sterilised) | ISO 4833 |
| Yeast & mould | ≤ 10³ cfu/g | ISO 21527 |
| Aflatoxin B1 / total | ≤ 5 / ≤ 10 µg/kg | HPLC-FLD |