Spices & Seasonings
Whole Cloves
Whole cloves are dried flower buds with a strong, sweet-pungent character that carries a long way in a formulation. Quantum Indus Exports supplies whole cloves to spice blenders, meat and sauce processors, beverage and bakery manufacturers, and extract producers who take clove as a raw material.
- Specification
- Confirmed per order
- Certificate of Analysis
- Issued with every consignment
- Packaging
- Fibreboard cartons · Woven polypropylene bags with inner liner · Multi-wall paper sacks · Retail and private label packs · Custom labelling and own-brand packing
Full specification, grades and a Certificate of Analysis are confirmed against your requirement before production.
About Whole Cloves
Buds are dried and then cleaned and sorted, with headless cloves, stems and extraneous matter separated during grading. Clove's strength comes from its essential oil, which is concentrated in the head of the bud, so buyers look closely at how much of the material arrives with heads intact. Grinding is carried out only against an order for ground clove.
Cloves are supplied whole in bulk export packing and in cartons, with retail and private label formats for packers and brand owners. Ground clove is available where a blend calls for it. Grade, sorting standard and packing are settled during the enquiry, and the agreed specification travels with the order through production and dispatch.
Forms available
Whole cloves
Graded with attention to intact heads, where the oil sits
Ground
Milled against an order rather than held as stock
Applications
Food Processing
Garam masala, pickling and brine blends, meat curing and sauce production.
Bakery & Confectionery
Spiced cakes, biscuits, fruit fillings and festive baking mixes.
Beverage
Mulled drinks, chai blends, bitters and spiced syrups.
Industrial Applications
Feedstock for clove oil and oleoresin extraction.
Retail & Private Label
Whole clove jars and pouches for own-brand spice ranges.
Frequently asked
What specification will we receive for whole cloves?
Specifications and a Certificate of Analysis are confirmed per order. Share the parameters your intake team checks and we will confirm what can be supplied against the consignment before the order is placed.
How are headless cloves and stems handled?
They are separated during grading. The sorting standard your application needs is agreed at enquiry and confirmed per order, since a blender and an extract producer will not judge the same material the same way.
Can cloves be supplied as a raw material for extraction?
Yes. Whole clove is bought by oil and oleoresin processors. Tell us the extraction route you run so packing and handling are chosen to suit it rather than a culinary buyer.
Do you supply ground clove?
Yes, where a blend calls for it. Ground clove is milled against the order, because the aroma holds better in the whole bud until it is needed.
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