Slice C1
Smaller diameter, sorted by size and quality. Slices are cut at a shallow angle, so their fibres are longer and they hold together in boiling water; tablets are cut straight across the root.
Free samples
100–200 g of each grade, free of charge, for companies. Shipping is by FedEx at your cost, or on your own FedEx account; we send the sample after 3 business days. You are welcome to visit our facility before ordering: we help with the visa and hotel and meet you at the airport.
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Technical Specifications
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- Botanical name
- Glycyrrhiza glabra
- Origin
- Uzbekistan
- Part used
- Root
- Cultivation
- Wild
Physical
- Form / cut type
- Slice
- Cut size / length
- 5–7 mm
- Diameter grade
- C1 (under 10 mm)
- Packaging
- PP bags 20/21/25/30 kg
Slice grades by root diameter
| Grade | Root diameter | Product |
|---|---|---|
| A | about 30 mm and over | Slice A |
| B | about 20–30 mm | Slice B |
| C | about 10–20 mm | Slice C |
| C1 | under 10 mm | Slice C1 (this product) |
| L | over 15 mm | Slice L |
| S | under 15 mm | Slice S |
| D | offcuts of A–C1 | Slice D |
| Mix | mixed diameters | Slice Mix |
The ranges are approximate: slices are sorted by hand. How to choose a form and grade →
Processing
- Machine-washed
- Steamed so the root cuts cleanly and keeps its colour
- Machine-cut at a shallow angle
- Dried in the shade in the open air (in a dryer in cold or wet weather)
- Hand-sorted by diameter
Quality
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ash
- On each load's certificate of analysis
- Glycyrrhizic acid
- ≥ 4%
- Foreign matter
- ≤ 1%
- Heavy metals
- Available on request
- Pesticide residues
- Available on request
Microbiology
- TPC
- ≤ 100,000 CFU/g
- Yeast & Mould
- ≤ 1,000 CFU/g
- E. coli
- Absent
- Salmonella
- Absent
Storage & Shelf Life
- Shelf life
- 36 months
- Storage
- ≤ 25°C, cool and dry, away from sunlight
Accompanying Documents
- Certificate of Analysis (issued per export load)
- Customs Export Declaration
- Commercial Invoice
- Phytosanitary Certificate
- Packing List
- Certificate of Origin
- Fumigation Certificate
- Copy of the Sales Contract (upon request)
Trade terms
- Minimum order
- 1 t under FCA; a full load under other terms
- Loads
- 11 t per 20 ft container; 22 t per 40 ft container or tent truck
- Incoterms® 2020
- EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAP; FOB, CFR, CIF at a named seaport
- Payment
- T/T, L/C or D/P, in USD, EUR, UZS, CNY, GBP, CHF or RUB
- Lead time
- About 30 days for a 22 t load
- HS code
- 1211.90 · codes and import rules
