Makhana (fox nuts)
Popped Makhana (Bulk)
Hand-graded popped Euryale ferox kernels from north Bihar, sold by suta (size) grade.
- Price
- USD 11.50–23.00/kg
- FOB Kolkata
- MOQ
- 50 kg
- Trial order
Choose a grade.
4 Suta12–16 mmBulk and food service
Selected
PREMIUM — 6 Suta
Kernel size
19–22 mm
Broken / unpopped
2% max
Best for
UK, EU and Australian retail.
Price, USD/kg FOB
19.80 trial
18.60 from 250 kg · 17.50 from 1 MT
| Grade | Trial, 50–249 kg | Commercial, 250–999 kg | Volume, 1 MT+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT (5 suta) | 16.50 | 15.50 | 14.60 |
| PREMIUM (6 suta) | 19.80 | 18.60 | 17.50 |
| ROYAL (6+ suta) | 23.00 | 21.80 | 20.50 |
| SIGNATURE (7 suta) | 26.00 | 25.00 | 23.60 |
| 4 Suta (food service) | 13.00 | 12.50 | 11.50 |
Specification
Targets per lot.
Actual values are on each lot certificate from an NABL-accredited (ISO 17025) laboratory.
- Moisture
- Below 5.0%
- Colour
- White to off-white
- Broken or unpopped
- 2% max for PREMIUM and above; 5% max for SELECT and 4 Suta
- Foreign matter
- 0.5% max
- Aflatoxin
- B1 2 µg/kg, total 4 µg/kg (EU lots)
- Salmonella, Listeria
- Absent in 25 g
- Heavy metals
- Lead and cadmium 0.1 mg/kg, mercury 0.025 mg/kg (EU lots)
Packing
Sealed in nitrogen for export.
- Inner
- 5 kg or 10 kg nitrogen-flushed liner
- Outer
- 5-ply export carton
- Shelf life
- Up to 9 months
Trade details.
- Incoterm
- FOB Kolkata. Other ports, CFR/CIF and air freight quoted on request.
- HS code
- 2008 19 21
- MOQ
- 50 kg (trial)
- Target markets
- UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, UAE, USA, Nepal
- Payment
- First three orders 100% advance, or 50% advance and 50% after an inspection you appoint; then 50/50 against documents; LC at sight above USD 5,000.
- Lead time
- Bulk 7–10 days from advance; retail 10–15 days; private label 4–5 weeks after artwork approval.
Popped makhana is authorised in the EU as a traditional food (Reg. (EU) 2023/652). UK buyers should confirm GB status with their importer.
Each lot (one product and grade) worth less than USD 3,000 carries a fixed lot fee of USD 250, covering that lot's NABL lab test and export documents.
Test us with a sample and a trial lot.
Every sample comes from the lot we intend to buy for you, with its lab report. For our first five buyers, the lot fee on your first order is credited against your second.
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