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Part of our Herbs range, manufactured and exported by Arizone International LLP.
Dried Bitter Gourd, known in India as Karela, is made from the green, knobbly fruit of Momordica charantia. It is one of the most bitter vegetables eaten anywhere, and in dried form it is used for herbal teas, powders, capsules and traditional wellness products, as well as in cooking.
Arizone International supplies Dried Bitter Gourd (Karela) to herbal, Ayurvedic, food and nutraceutical manufacturers, traders, private label brands and bulk buyers. Grade, cut size, cleaning level, packaging and quantity can all be set to your specification.
Bitter gourd is a climbing vine of the gourd family, grown widely across India, South-East Asia, China and Africa. The fruits are harvested while still green and firm, washed, sliced and dehydrated at controlled temperatures. Drying keeps much of the fruit's green colour and its famous bitter taste.
The fruit contains charantin, polypeptide-p, vicine and other plant compounds. In Ayurveda and traditional Asian practice, bitter gourd has long been used for blood sugar and digestive wellness, and today it is a common ingredient in blood sugar support products.
After harvest, the material is dried in the sun or shade, then cleaned to remove stones, dust, stems and other foreign matter, and sorted by size and quality. It can be supplied whole, cut into smaller pieces for tea and extraction, or milled into coarse or fine powder. For food and ready-to-use products, steam sterilisation can be arranged to bring microbial counts within export limits.
Formulation, dosage, safety assessment, labelling and permitted claims of the finished product must comply with the regulations of the intended market. Bitter gourd can lower blood sugar, so people taking diabetes medicines should consult their doctor; it is not recommended during pregnancy, and the seeds should be avoided by people with G6PD deficiency.
Ask whether the slices are deseeded, as seeds add weight and are best avoided in some products.
Dried bitter gourd absorbs moisture easily, so pack it in lined bags with a desiccant and keep it sealed.
Arizone International is an India-based manufacturer, supplier and exporter of herbs, spices, botanical powders, extracts and private-label products. We support bulk supply, custom grading and packing, and export documentation such as phytosanitary certificates.
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Karela is the Hindi name for bitter gourd, Momordica charantia, a very bitter green vegetable.
We can supply slices with or without seeds. Deseeded slices are available on request.
Yes. Dried slices are widely used in herbal teas and infusions.
Dried Bitter Gourd (Karela) can be supplied whole, cut to your size, or as coarse or fine powder. Steam-sterilised material is available for food and ready-to-use products.
Yes. We supply Dried Bitter Gourd (Karela) in bulk in 25 to 50 kg bags with food-grade liners or in cartons, with a certificate of analysis and export documents for every shipment.
