Dried Bitter Gourd (Karela)

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.

What Is

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.

Key Features

• Traditional wellness foodKarela has a long history in Indian cooking and herbal use.
• Blood sugar positioningA popular ingredient in blood sugar support products.
• Indian originIndia is one of the largest growers of bitter gourd.
• Flexible formatsSlices for tea and cooking, powder for capsules.

Applications

• Herbal teas and infusions
• Powders and capsules
• Blood sugar support blends
• Food and cooking use
• Raw material for bitter gourd extract

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.

Quality Parameters

• Colour, slice size and bitterness
• Seed content (deseeded on request)
• Moisture below the agreed limit
• Moisture, total ash, acid-insoluble ash and foreign matter
• Heavy metals, microbiology and pesticide residues where applicable
• Batch consistency and Certificate of Analysis with every lot

Tips for Buyers and Formulators

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.

Why Choose Arizone International?

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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