Fabstor is a Spices Board-certified B2B exporter of premium Indian carom seeds (Trachyspermum ammi / Ajwain / Bishop’s Weed), sourcing directly from Gujarat and Rajasthan — India’s primary growing regions where the arid climate produces seeds with exceptionally high thymol content. Known for their sharp, thyme-like aroma and pungent flavor, our carom seeds are optical color-sorted, de-stoned, and machine-graded to meet rigorous physical and chemical export standards for culinary spice blending, commercial bakery doughs, pharmaceutical thymol extraction, and digestive health formulations worldwide.
| Product Parameter | Details |
| Product Name | Whole Dried Carom Seeds (Ajwain / Bishop's Weed) |
| Botanical Name | Trachyspermum ammi |
| Origin & Belts | Gujarat (Unjha, Patan) & Rajasthan (Pratapgarh, Nimbahera), India |
| Color & Appearance | Natural grayish-green to greenish-brown small oval seeds |
| Aroma & Taste | Sharp, hot, pungent, distinct thyme-like herbal aroma |
| Thymol Bioactive Content | 2% – 4% (Represents 40%–60% of volatile oil fraction) |
| Volatile Essential Oil | ≥ 2.5% – 4.5% v/w (Steam distillation method) |
| Moisture Content | Max 8.0% – 10.0% (Prevents transit heat, sweating & mold) |
| Purity Available | 99.5% Sortex Clean (Super Bold), 99% Eagle Grade, 98% Machine Clean |
| Extraneous Foreign Matter | < 0.50% (Super Bold) / < 1.00% (Eagle Grade) |
| Shelf Life & Storage | 24 Months (Store in cool, dry facility away from direct sunlight & moisture) |
| Container Loading | Approx. 20ft FCL ≈ 13–14 MT · 40ft FCL ≈ 26–27 MT |
| Buyer Type | Bulk spice importers, wholesalers, pharmaceutical labs, bakery blenders |
| Commercial Grade | Purity Level | Foreign Matter (Max) | Defective Seeds (Max) | Primary Commercial Application |
| Super Bold (Sortex 99.5%) | 99.50% Min | < 0.50% | Nil (< 0.1%) | Premium retail spice jars, supermarket packaging, pharma thymol extraction |
| Eagle Grade (Sortex 99%) | 99.00% Min | < 1.00% | < 0.5% | Mainstream spice retail, savory biscuits, digestive herbal infusions |
| Standard Clean (98% FAQ) | 98.00% Min | < 2.00% | < 1.0% | Commercial spice grinding, snack dough seasoning, oleoresin extraction |
| Distillation / Industrial Grade | 95.00% – 97.00% | < 3.00% – 5.00% | Variable | Essential oil distillation (Thymol crystals), veterinary formulations |
Fabstor offers flexible packaging options for bulk and FCL Carom Seed shipments:
10kg, 25kg, 50kg, and 100kg poly-lined food-grade PP woven bags, multi-wall kraft paper sacks, or jute bags.
100g, 200g, 500g, and 1kg stand-up zipper pouches and clear PET jars for global spice brands.
20ft FCL loads approx. 13–14 MT; 40ft FCL loads approx. 26–27 MT; mixed LCL shipments available.
The primary bioactive compound responsible for ajwain's signature aroma, pungency, and value for pharmaceutical extraction.
Directly determines aroma potency, flavor longevity, and yield in food seasoning blends.
Natural thymol levels vary between crop lots; always verify against a NABL laboratory Certificate of Analysis for your specific shipment batch.
Optical color-sorting removes weed seeds (Chenopodium), dust, and hollow husks that standard gravity cleaning misses.
Essential for seed spices to prevent moisture sweating, internal heating, and transit mold during ocean freight.
Thymol makes up 40%–60% of the essential oil, providing ajwain's characteristic flavor, heat, and bioactive properties.
Sortex 99.5% optically removes weed seeds and impurities for direct retail packing, while 98% is used for bulk milling.
We supply 1kg to 100kg poly-lined PP bags, jute sacks, multi-wall paper bags, and private-label retail pouches.
Yes; we regularly consolidate Carom Seeds with Cumin, Fennel, Fenugreek, and Black Pepper under a single Bill of Lading.
A 20ft container holds approx. 13–14 MT, while a 40ft container holds approx. 26–27 MT.
By SHU heat and colour value
Freshly ground, aromatic
Finely milled, to your required mesh
Ground from garbled pepper, by mesh
B2B merchant exporter of Indian spices, grocery, FMCG & oleoresins since 1975 |
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh):
Laxmi tiles & Pipes word no.28, Gondia Road, Balaghat, MP – 481001
Mumbai Address: Gupta Compound, Near Jai Mataji weigh Bridge, opp: LRC company, Turbhe, MIDC, Navi Mumbai – 400 705
