Dried curry leaves and curry leaf powder (Murraya koenigii) from controlled-residue farms in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka — freeze-dried whole leaf for foodservice and retail, air-dried leaf and 80-mesh powder for seasoning blends, snacks and supplements in the US, UK, Ireland and the EU.
Freeze-dried leaf rehydrates to near-fresh appearance in tempering oil within seconds.
Curry leaves from India are listed for increased official controls in the EU because of pesticide findings. We built the supply chain around that fact.
Dedicated leaf plots with agreed spray programmes and pre-harvest intervals, not fruit-orchard understorey; every lot screened against EU / UK MRLs.
Whole leaves freeze-dried to keep colour, shape and volatile oil — the closest thing to fresh in a dry pack.
Low-temperature air-dried leaf and powder for blends and snacks where the leaf is ground anyway.
Microbial reduction by steam where required; ethylene oxide and 2-CE tested not detected at 0.02 mg/kg.
Typical specification for air-dried leaf and powder; freeze-dried whole leaf to a higher volatile-oil minimum.
| Quality check | ODOD Group lot | Typical open-market lot |
|---|---|---|
| Residues | Per-lot accredited screen | Rarely tested — the border finds out |
| Colour | Dark green | Khaki / brown |
| Volatile oil | Stated on COA | Not measured |
| ETO | Not detected, tested | Unknown |
| Market compliance | United States | United Kingdom & Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official controls | FSVP importer; Prior Notice; EPA tolerances | Curry leaves from India listed as high-risk food of non-animal origin — IPAFFS pre-notification and border checks (check current list) | Listed in Reg. (EU) 2019/1793 Annexes for increased official controls (pesticide residues) — CHED-D pre-notification, documentary checks and a share of identity / physical checks at the BCP; official certificate and analytical report where the Annex requires |
| Residues & contaminants | EPA tolerances; heavy metals on COA | UK MRLs (assimilated 396/2005); assimilated 1881/2006 | Reg. (EC) 396/2005 MRLs (herbs); Reg. (EU) 2023/915 |
| Treatment | ETO permitted but not used | ETO not permitted | ETO not permitted; steam treatment documented |
| Certificates | COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary | COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary, accredited residue report | COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary, accredited residue report, official certificate where required |
Regulatory references are provided for planning; the importer of record confirms the requirements for each shipment. Lot-specific test panels are run to the buyer's specification before dispatch.
Curry leaf is a herb, not a by-product. We treat it like one.
Curry leaf grown as a crop under an agreed spray programme; harvest after the pre-harvest interval, with a pre-harvest residue check.
Potable-water wash, stems and yellow leaves removed by hand; leaves inspected on belts.
Freeze-dried at −40 °C under vacuum for whole leaf; air-dried below 50 °C for blend grades — no sun.
Steam treatment where the market needs it; milled to 80 mesh or packed whole; nitrogen-flushed lined cartons.
Processed and packed in FDA-registered, GMP-certified facilities running HACCP under ISO 22000. Halal certified; Kosher and organic-certified lots on request. A full Certificate of Analysis travels with every lot, and every pallet traces back to its farm cluster and processing batch.
Documents per shipment: COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary certificate where applicable, health certificate, packing list, and Halal certificate on request.
Curry leaf is the signature aroma of South Indian cooking and an increasingly common note in Western seasonings.
Freeze-dried whole leaf rehydrates in hot oil in seconds; no fresh-leaf wastage.
Air-dried powder for authentic South Indian profiles and "curry leaf" front-of-pack.
Powder in coatings; freeze-dried flakes as visible inclusion.
Freeze-dried whole leaf for the herb aisle; private label.
Leaf powder with full residue and heavy-metal panels.
Whole leaf and powder in curry sauces and rice dishes.
Freeze-dried leaf is fragile and hygroscopic; we pack accordingly.
Because pesticide residues above the maximum residue levels have been found repeatedly in curry leaves at EU borders. The EU lists curry leaves from India in Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 for increased official controls, and the UK maintains a corresponding high-risk list. Shipments need pre-notification (CHED-D in the EU, IPAFFS in the UK) and may be sampled at the border. Our lots ship with an accredited residue report so that the check confirms what we already know.
By growing curry leaf as a dedicated crop rather than picking it from fruit orchards. Plots follow an agreed spray programme with pre-harvest intervals, a pre-harvest residue check decides whether a plot is picked, and every lot is screened for 500-plus actives against the EU and UK MRLs before it leaves.
Freeze-dried whole leaf keeps the colour, shape and about twice the volatile oil; buy it for tempering, retail herbs and visible inclusions. Air-dried leaf and powder cost less and are the right choice where the leaf is ground into a blend or coating.
No, for any market. Where a low microbial count is required, lots are steam-treated, and every lot is tested for ETO and 2-chloroethanol with a limit of quantification of 0.02 mg/kg.
Drop it into hot oil or a sauce and it rehydrates within seconds to something very close to fresh — green, pliable, fully aromatic. Store it sealed; it is hygroscopic and loses aroma if left open.
Certificate of Analysis, accredited pesticide multi-residue report, ETO report, heavy metals, Certificate of Origin and phytosanitary certificate, plus the official certificate where the EU Annex requires one. Halal and Kosher on request.
Ask for a 100 g freeze-dried and a 100 g air-dried sample with the residue report. Pricing within one working day.
