Thymian
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Häufige Anwendungen
Aktuelle Beschaffung
Harvest June–August, often over two cuts; the flowering peak drives essential-oil yield. Dried leaf and oil ship year-round.
Richtpreisspanne
Zeitraum: H2 2026 · Nur Richtspannen — kein verbindliches Angebot. Live-Quote auf Anfrage.
| Herkunft / Format | EUR / kg |
|---|---|
Romania / Balkans — rubbed leaf, organic, spice-grade from 100 kg | €6–€11 |
EU — thyme cut, organic, tea-grade from 200 kg | €5–€9 |
Mediterranean — premium green leaf, organic from 100 kg | €8–€14 |
H2 2026 indicative range — not a quote. Green, low-stem leaf commands the premium; chemotype-specific essential oil is quoted separately and tracks the thymol/carvacrol level rather than dried-leaf price.
Qualitätskontrollen & Spezifikationen
Thyme is graded one way for the spice and tea trade — leaf colour, volatile-oil content and stem content — and another way for the oil trade, where the thymol/carvacrol chemotype is everything. Before either, confirm the species: garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) are traded as different products.
- Volatile-oil content typically 1–2.5% of dried leaf; thymol is the dominant phenol in the standard chemotype, with carvacrol second
- Chemotype matters — Thymus vulgaris occurs as thymol, carvacrol, linalool, geraniol, thujanol and α-terpineol chemotypes; name the one your oil application needs rather than ordering 'thyme oil'
- Leaf-to-stem ratio and sieve grade (rubbed, cut sizes) drive spice-grade pricing — specify mesh and stem tolerance
- Confirm species: garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) vs wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) are different products on the COA
- Colour and volatile retention depend on drying — low-temperature drying preserves green colour and oil; specify if 'green-grade' is required
- Pesticide-residue + microbiological panel per EU Reg. 2073/2005; spice/tea-grade is often steam-treated — confirm the method (irradiation is restricted and must be labelled in the EU)
- Heavy-metal panel per EU Reg. 2023/915; EU-Organic operator/control-body ID stated on the COA
Musteranfrage: 100–500 g pro Format, Versand innerhalb von 5–7 Werktagen gegen eine unterzeichnete Geheimhaltungserklärung. Größere Bemusterungslose gegen anteilige Frachtkostenerstattung in der Vorstart-Phase verfügbar.
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Häufige Fragen
Where can I source organic thyme in bulk in the EU?+
TANDOR is a Romania-based sourcing intermediary supplying EU-Organic Thymus vulgaris — dried rubbed and cut leaf for spice and tea, and thymol-chemotype material for oil and extract — from Carpathian/Balkan and Mediterranean origins, with a Certificate of Analysis per batch.
What thyme chemotype should I specify for essential oil?+
Thymus vulgaris exists in several chemotypes — thymol (the common antimicrobial/culinary type), carvacrol, linalool (gentler, skin-friendly), thujanol and geraniol. Aromatherapy and cosmetic buyers usually want a specific chemotype, so name it on the spec rather than relying on 'thyme oil' alone.
Garden thyme vs wild thyme — what's the difference?+
Garden / common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is the cultivated culinary and oil species. Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a distinct, lower-growing species traded mainly for tea and traditional use. They are not interchangeable — confirm the Latin name on the COA.
What grades of dried thyme are available?+
Rubbed leaf, cut (various sieve sizes) and whole — graded on leaf-to-stem ratio, colour and volatile-oil content. Spice buyers pay a premium for green, low-stem, oil-retentive leaf; specify mesh, stem tolerance and a minimum volatile-oil %.
Is the thyme irradiated or steam-treated?+
Spice- and tea-grade thyme is commonly steam-sterilised to meet EU microbiological limits. Irradiation is restricted and must be labelled in the EU — if you require non-irradiated material, state 'steam-treated only, no irradiation' on the spec and confirm it on the COA.
TANDOR Intelligence — kostenloses Monats-Briefing
EU-Bio botanisches Sourcing — Preisbewegungen, Lieferkettenrisiko, verifizierte Spec-Bereiche. Was Mintec / Tridge / Expana hinter $5K-25K Abonnements paywallen.
- H2 2026 Preisspannen pro Herkunft (7 Pillars)
- Erntefenster-Updates + Lieferketten-Verschiebungen
- EU-Regulierung + EMA/Ph. Eur. Monographie-Änderungen