Aromatic Leaves
Bay Leaves
Family: Bay LaurelVariant: Whole Leaf
Laurus nobilis L.
Laurus nobilis L. bay leaves for professional food, spice and ingredient applications.
Bay (Laurus nobilis L.) is an evergreen aromatic plant grown particularly in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions of Türkiye. Bay leaves are widely used in food and spice applications for their distinctive aroma and fragrance.
Hocalar Tarım supplies bay leaves of Turkish origin to professional B2B buyers according to product grade and technical specification requirements.
- Botanical Name
- Laurus nobilis L.
- Country of origin
- Turkey
- Product grade
- Semi Select
- Moisture
- Max. 12%
- Essential oil
- Min. 1%
- Packaging
- 10 kg net weight in carton boxes
Detailed Technical Specification
These values apply only to the Semi Select Laurel Leaves specification.
Product identity
- Botanical name
- Laurus nobilis L.
- Product form
- Dried, semi select laurel leaves
Physical
- Stems
- Max. 0.5%
- Twigs
- Max. 1.0%
- Damaged leaves
- Max. 8.0%
- Less than 16 mm
- Max. 1.0%
- Foreign matter
- Max. 0.8%
Chemical
- Total ash
- Max. 5%
- Acid insoluble ash
- Max. 1%
- Extraneous matter
- Max. 1%
Microbiological
- Salmonella
- Absent in 25 g
- E. coli
- <100 cfu/g
- Total plate count
- <100,000 cfu/g
- Mould & yeast
- 500 cfu/g
Storage and shelf life
- Shelf life
- 24 months in closed packaging under dry, cool conditions, away from direct sunlight
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