Quick Facts

Botanical name: Trigonella foenumgraecum

Family Name: Fabaceae

Name in some international Languages: Alholya (Spanish), Hulba Arabic), k'u –Tou (Chinese)

Flavour Characteristics: Bitter Pungent, Flavour

Usage Profile: Foods, Cosmetics, Medicines etc.

Commercial Part: Fruit or seed

Harvesting Season : February to May

Fenugreek Oleoresin Specifications

Description: Characteristic odour & bitter in taste. Fenugreek Oleoresin is obtained by solvent extraction of dried seeds of Trigonella foenum graceum

Extraction: By 90% Methanol

Additive: Max. 8% Glycyrine

Water Solubility: Note less than 40%

Alcohol Solubility: Not less than 70% (50% v/v)

Total Ash: Note more than 8%

Heavy metals as Pb: Note more than 30 ppm.

Colour & appearance: Brownish yellow in colour & thick viscous liquid

Odour: Characteristic aromatic odour of Fenugreek

Volatile oil content: 0.4%

Residual solvent: <10 ppm

Solubility: Water soluble

Yeast & Mold: Absent

Pathogenic: micro-organisms and their toxins absent

Purity: Pure fenugreek oleoresin (no other additives)

Storage: Store preferably in air tight Containers and keep in a cool & dry place protected from light.