Tanzanian Turmeric for ExportDried Turmeric Fingers & Powder (Manjano) Supplier
Turmeric from mainland Tanzania: lifted from the soil, cured, dried and polished into fingers, or milled into bright powder, for spice packers, food manufacturers, importers and wholesalers.
Product overview
Turmeric is the rhizome of a plant in the ginger family, valued for its deep orange colour and earthy flavour. In Swahili it is manjano, which also means yellow. It grows in the soil like ginger, on smallholder farms on the Tanzanian mainland. ShambaFresh supplies turmeric fresh, as dried fingers, or ground, graded to the specification you buy to.
We supply turmeric in three forms: fresh rhizomes for kitchens and processors, dried fingers for spice packers and grinders, and ground powder. Buyers judge turmeric on colour, aroma, moisture and cleanliness, and many test the curcumin content themselves, so we agree the form and grade with you in writing and send samples on request.
Origin & farming
Turmeric likes warmth, rain and loose, fertile soil, and grows well on the Tanzanian mainland, often on the same farms that grow ginger. We buy through our outgrower network, so every lot has a known area of origin.
Turmeric is grown by smallholders with organic-minded practices: mulch, crop rotation and little or no use of chemicals. It is not certified organic; if your market requires certification, tell us in your enquiry and we will be straight with you about what we can offer.
Quality, harvest & handling
Quality control
Every lot is checked before dispatch for colour, aroma, moisture, foreign matter and mould, and fresh turmeric for firmness and damage. Turmeric that falls short is set aside, so what you receive matches the order.
Harvesting
Turmeric is lifted from the soil when the leaves turn yellow and dry, after a long growing season. The rhizomes are dug carefully, cleaned of soil, and either packed fresh or taken for curing.
Sorting & grading
For dried turmeric, the fingers are boiled or steamed, dried and polished, then sorted and graded by size and colour; the round bulbs are graded separately. Powder is milled from cleaned, dried turmeric. We agree the form and grade with you before we pack.
Packaging
Dried fingers and powder are packed in clean, food-grade bags, lined sacks or cartons, sealed against moisture and light. Fresh turmeric is packed in ventilated cartons or crates.
Storage
Dried turmeric and powder keep best sealed, cool, dry and out of the light, which protects the colour. Fresh turmeric is kept cool and ventilated and moved quickly.
Transport
Dried turmeric and powder ship at ambient temperature by sea or air. Fresh turmeric moves by road within Tanzania and by air or cool chain for export.
Product specifications
- Category
- Herbs & Spices
- Swahili name
- Manjano
- Scientific name
- Curcuma longa
- Origin
- Mainland Tanzania
- Form
- Fresh rhizomes, dried fingers, or ground powder
- Grading
- By form, size and colour; moisture agreed in writing
- Farming
- Smallholder, organic-minded (not certified organic)
- Packaging
- Food-grade bags, sacks or cartons; fresh in ventilated cartons
- Samples
- Available for your own quality and curcumin tests
- Minimum order
- Available on request
- Price
- Quoted on request
- Supplied to
- Spice packers & grinders, Food & beverage manufacturers, Importers & distributors, Hotels & restaurants, Wholesale markets
Turmeric is a long-season crop that is lifted once a year, in the drier months, then cured and dried, so dried turmeric is available well beyond the harvest. We will share current availability against your enquiry.
Supply is aggregated across our outgrower network. Tell us the form, volume, grade and shipping window you need and we will confirm what we can commit to.
Export & wholesale supply
We prepare turmeric for buyers abroad end to end: sourcing, curing, drying, cleaning, grading, milling, packing and arranging the export documents your destination requires.
For spice packers, food manufacturers, hotels and wholesalers in Tanzania and abroad we supply turmeric fresh, dried or ground to an agreed grade. Terms, minimum order and lead times are confirmed on enquiry.
Tanzanian turmeric ships to buyers in the Gulf, Europe and East Africa. See what we supply to each market.
- Spice packers & grinders
- Food & beverage manufacturers
- Importers & distributors
- Hotels & restaurants
- Wholesale markets
Request turmeric supply
Send your target volume, grade, packing and destination and we’ll reply with pricing, MOQ and lead times. Your product is already attached — this is a B2B enquiry, no online checkout. WhatsApp is the fastest route.
Direct: [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
What is turmeric called in Swahili?
Turmeric is manjano in Swahili, the same word as the colour yellow.
Do you supply fresh or dried turmeric?
Both, and ground powder too. Fresh rhizomes suit kitchens and juice makers; dried fingers suit spice packers and grinders; powder is ready to use.
What is the curcumin content of your turmeric?
Curcumin varies by crop and lot, so we don’t promise a single figure. We send samples so you can test them, and agree the specification with you before we pack.
Is your turmeric organic?
It is grown by smallholders with organic-minded practices and little or no use of chemicals, but it is not certified organic. If your market requires certification, tell us your destination and we will be straight with you.
How do I get a price for turmeric from Tanzania?
We quote per order, by form, grade, volume and destination. Send us those and we will come back with a quote and the terms.
What is the minimum order?
It depends on the form, pack and destination. Tell us your target volume and we will confirm what we can meet.
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Soil-grown highland ginger from Lushoto and Same, cleaned and graded.
Black Pepper
Whole Tanzanian peppercorns, sun-dried and graded by size and density.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon bark, quills or powder from Zanzibar and the mainland.
Spices
Cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, ginger and turmeric — to spec.
Fresh Herbs & Spices
Fresh culinary herbs and spices, sourced and packed to your specification.
Zanzibar Cloves
Whole Zanzibar and Pemba cloves, sun-dried and graded to spec.
Talk to us about turmeric
Message us on WhatsAppImporters, wholesale buyers, hotels and distributors — reach our export desk for grades, volumes and pricing.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +255 756 511 232
- [email protected]
- Origin
- Tanzania — Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar