All our products are available in bulk bags, vacuum packed or boxed. Packed on pallets and wrapped, ready to be delivered to clients across the globe.
Bulk products include: Rooibos, Honeybush, Buchu, Hoodia, Dried Fruit and a variety of other herbal tea blends and flavours. (All cuts and grades available on request).
View our Bulk Brochure.
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Rooibos is naturally caffeine free unlike Black or Green Tea. It has a naturally sweet taste with a smooth texture and mouthfeel. Fruity caramel notes on the nose with low astringency on the follow through.
Unfermented Green Rooibos (and Honeybush) have not undergone the fermentation process that gives rooibos (and honeybush) its distinct red colour and is therefore higher in antioxidants with increased health benefit. PH levels of unfermented rooibos is slightly higher than fermented rooibos.
The finest tea cut; strong cup
infusion; typical sweet aroma with slightly more astringency; also
known as a ‘teabag’ cut. Used for retail packaging. Volumetric
density varies from 300ml/100g to 360ml/100g. Granules can be
added to better the density should it be necessary.
A slightly coarser cut than SFC; smooth;
typical sweet aroma; amber cup infusion, and mainly sold for
certain packed tea products when blended with other herbs and/
or fruit teas.
A longer tea leaf cut;
3mm – 6mm and uniform in cut size; smooth; typical sweet amber
cup, and mainly sold as ‘loose’ tea but also an excellent base for
blended (loose) fruit & herbal teas in pyramid bags.
Available in a coarser or finer‘teabag’ cut; contains more stem; finer cut mainly used for teabags and the coarser cut for (tagless) teabags or pyramid teabags,
where coarser cuts beautifully display the visual elements of the
ingredients.
These are customized grades prepared from a certain percentage re-worked products according to customers preferences.
The very fine powder sifted out during processing from all grades; also used for manufacturing of espresso mixes and granulates. Rich in flavour and high in density
Finely milled rooibos powder used in smoothies, shakes, over cereal or for culinary uses; does not dissolve completely in liquids.
Typical light cup infusion; green taste with caramel notes; can be used for ‘teabag’ packing; density is usually less than that of fermented red rooibos tea.
Light cup infusion; green taste with caramel notes; used and mainly sold as ‘loose’ tea but also an excellent base for blended (loose) fruit & herbal teas.
The very fine powder sifted out during processing from all grades; also used for manufacturing of espresso mixes and granulates; rich in flavour and high in density.
Finely milled rooibos powder used in smoothies, shakes, over cereal or for culinary uses; does not dissolve completely in liquids.
Honeybush is also a unique herbal tea from SA, grown more towards the South West and Eastern Coast Districts of SA. Our Honeybush is blends of different Honeybush cultivars like Cyclopia Intermedia, – Subternata, – Genistoides,- Sessiliflora, -Longifolia
The flowers of the honeybush shrub have a honey-like smell, hence the name. Honeybush (also caffeine free) is sweeter and fuller bodied than rooibos, a taste often described as floral, lightly roasted, similar to honey.
Unfermented Honeybush (and Green Rooibos) have not undergone the fermentation process that gives honeybush (and rooibos ) its distinct red colour and is therefore higher in antioxidants with increased health benefit. PH levels of unfermented rooibos is slightly higher than fermented rooibos.
Honeybush is a full bodied herbal tea with spicy notes; the different cultivars have different flavour profiles and a blend ensures best consistency; the fine cut is used for ‘teabag’ packaging.
Though fermented, has a light cup infusion with a full body flavour profile; used and mainly sold as ‘loose’ tea but also an excellent base for blended (loose) fruit & herbal teas; used in pyramid teabags and loose blends.
Light cup infusion; full smooth flavour profile; can be used for teabag packaging.
Light cup infusion still with a full smooth flavour profile; used and mainly sold as ‘loose’ tea but also an excellent base for blended (loose) fruit & herbal teas; used in pyramid teabags and loose blends.
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