Organic Chamomile Flower — Tea-Grade Wholesale from EU Origins
EU-origin Matricaria chamomilla, tea-grade whole flower head, essential-oil content on the supplier CoA. Organic where the supplier is certified. Quotes via TANDOR.
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) sits in a peculiar global market position. Egypt dominates volume — roughly a fifth to a quarter of global supply — and serves the commodity end of the tea trade. EU-origin chamomile, primarily from Hungary, Croatia and Romania, is a different commercial product: smaller, more carefully handled lots that tea blenders and premium brand owners specify when apigenin content, chamazulene-rich essential-oil fraction and intact flower-head appearance matter for the finished cup.
TANDOR looks for organic chamomile from Romanian and Hungarian growers who sieve and grade flower heads for the tea-grade specification: whole intact heads, minimal stem fragments, deep gold to yellow-green colour, and the distinctive sweet-apple aroma that downgraded or over-dried material loses. Suppliers are asked for a Certificate of Analysis per lot covering essential-oil content by hydrodistillation (with chamazulene noted where applicable), apigenin reference data on request, moisture below 12 percent, microbiology including total plate count and yeast-and-mould, heavy metals against EU 2023/915, and pesticide residues under organic protocols. Irradiation-free and ETO-free processing is documented per lot.
Packaging is 5, 10 or 20 kg multi-wall paper sacks with food-grade liners, palletised for export. Whole-flower tea grade is the default; cut grades for filter-bag lines and flower-head extract feed-stock for cosmetic formulators are available on request. Lead time is stated by the supplier on each offer; the European harvest window means Q4 and Q1 launches should be indexed by late spring. If you are blending an infusion line or sourcing flower for hydrodistillation, share your particle spec, essential-oil target and volume — we come back by email with supplier offers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for tea-grade chamomile flower?
MOQ varies by supplier. Submit a request for quote and TANDOR passes on the suppliers' written offers — MOQ, price per kg, lead time and delivery terms — by email.
Are the suppliers certified?
Suppliers share their organic certificate with the buyer; the certificate number can be checked in EU TRACES, and buyers do this check themselves. Certifications such as EU Organic, HACCP, ISO 22000 are stated per supplier on each offer, and the supplier provides a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for the offered lot. TANDOR does not certify or guarantee these documents.
How quickly will I receive quotes?
Timing depends on the category and on supplier replies; supplier offers are sent to you in writing by email.
Where are the suppliers based?
The origins for this product are described on this page, and every offer names the supplier and its country. TANDOR introduces you to the supplier directly; the supplier sells to you and invoices you, and delivery terms (EXW, FCA or DDP) are agreed between you and the supplier.
Which industries is this sourcing for?
TANDOR introduces buyers in Food & Beverage, Herbal, Cosmetics to producers of botanical raw materials.
Ready to Source?
Submit a Request for Quote and we come back by email with written supplier offers. Free for buyers.
TANDOR introduces business buyers to producers of organic and conventional botanical raw materials. Organic status, certificates (including the control-body identifier), the Certificate of Analysis, specifications, lead times and packaging are the supplier's own statements, may vary by lot, season and origin, and are not certified or guaranteed by TANDOR — check the organic certificate in EU TRACES before ordering. Indicative figures are not binding. TANDOR does not hold stock or ship goods: the supplier sells, invoices and delivers directly under terms agreed with the buyer. This page describes raw materials for business buyers and is not a health claim under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006; claims on finished products are the responsibility of the food business operator.