SOUTHERN CHINA ORIGIN · BULK SUPPLY
Lesser Galangal (Alpinia officinarum)
Dried lesser galangal (gao liang jiang) slices and whole rhizomes with a warm, peppery bite — used in Chinese braising blends, curry pastes and traditional formulations.
Dried lesser galangal (gao liang jiang) slices and whole rhizomes with a warm, peppery bite — used in Chinese braising blends, curry pastes and traditional formulations.
Lesser galangal (Alpinia officinarum), known in Chinese as gao liang jiang, is a slender rhizome with a warm, peppery, slightly sweet character — closer to ginger than to the piney greater galangal used in Thai cooking.
It is harvested in the cooler months, cleaned, sliced and dried. Slices are the standard export presentation because they dry evenly and are easy to inspect; whole rhizomes are supplied mainly for buyers who grind in-house.
Sliced and whole dried rhizome, graded on cleanliness and colour.
| Attribute | Sliced | Whole Dried | Ground Powder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Guangdong / Guangxi / Hainan, China | Guangdong / Guangxi / Hainan, China | Guangdong / Guangxi / Hainan, China |
| Appearance | Uniform reddish-brown slices | Whole dried rhizome, cleaned | Reddish-brown powder |
| Moisture | ≤ 13% | ≤ 13% | ≤ 12% |
| Essential Oil | ≥ 1.0 ml/100g | ≥ 1.0 ml/100g | ≥ 0.8 ml/100g |
| Impurities | ≤ 1.0% | ≤ 1.5% | ≤ 1.0% |
| Typical Use | Braising blends, curry pastes | Grinding, retail | Blends, marinades |
| Packaging | 25 kg PP bag | 25 kg PP bag | 25 kg bag / carton |
Indicative specifications for standard presentations. Final values are confirmed against your requirements and per lot — full technical data sheet, COA and sample analysis available on request.
Typical applications in food manufacturing, food service and extraction. Custom cuts, blends and specifications are available on request.
Lu-shui and regional braised-meat spice blends in southern China.
Curry powder and paste formulations in South and Southeast Asia.
Warming digestive formulations in East Asian practice.
Compound seasoning and restaurant stock bases.
Every shipment undergoes physical inspection, moisture testing and active-content verification. Third-party lab testing (SGS, Eurofins, BV) and complete import documentation can be coordinated per order.
Import clearance depends on paperwork as much as on the goods. Below is what we hold and what we can prepare for your destination market — confirmed per order rather than claimed as a blanket certification.
Held. Copy provided on request for buyer verification and supplier approval.
Held. Export documentation is coordinated against each order and destination market.
Food-safety system documentation supplied on request during supplier qualification.
Arranged on request where the destination market or buyer requires it.
Aflatoxin, pesticide residue, heavy metals and microbiology tested per lot on request.
FDA labelling and prior-notice guidance, plus EU import documentation, prepared on request.
Documents are issued per shipment and vary by product and destination. Copies of licences and certificates are provided on request during supplier qualification.
Flexible packaging options to suit retail, food manufacturing and bulk container orders.
25 kg carton
Retail / food manufacturing
25 kg / 50 kg
Industrial / bulk buyers
1 MT jumbo bags
Full container loads
Custom carton design
Bag sizes & labeling
Container loading varies with product density and packaging — typically 18–24 MT per 20′ container for whole spices and less for low-density herbs and leaf. Final packing, palletisation and container plan are confirmed per order.
A complete export documentation package to support import clearance and buyer due diligence.
Quick answers to common buyer questions. For detailed technical data, please request our product brochure.
Greater galangal (Alpinia galanga) is larger with a piney-citrus note and is standard in Thai cooking. Lesser galangal is smaller, warmer and peppery, and is used more in Chinese and Ayurvedic preparations.
Yes. Sliced is the standard export form; whole dried rhizomes are available for buyers with in-house grinding, usually in smaller volumes.
Our standard MOQ for Lesser Galangal is 1 MT per grade, so a buyer can run a trial lot through their own line before committing to a container. A 20′ container holds roughly 18–24 MT depending on product and packing; a 40′ FCL is quoted on the same basis.
Yes. 200 g–500 g samples of Lesser Galangal are supplied free of charge for evaluation; the buyer covers courier freight, or the sample can travel with the first shipment. Tell us the grade, packing form and destination and we cut the sample from the current lot.
Production runs 25–30 working days from order confirmation, depending on grade, packing and current stock. Lesser Galangal then moves to Qinzhou port, or the port you nominate; ocean transit is quoted per destination when freight is confirmed.
We typically accept T/T (30% deposit, 70% against B/L copy) or L/C at sight for new buyers. Repeat buyers can move to negotiated terms after the first shipments.
Yes. Bag size, carton design and label content can follow your market's rules, and we send a dieline proof before the run starts. Custom packaging starts at 1,000 kg per design.
The standard set is COA, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading. Pesticide residue, aflatoxin, heavy metal and microbiology reports for Lesser Galangal are issued by third-party labs such as SGS, Eurofins or BV on request. We do not hold an FDA facility registration; for US imports we support your importer's FSVP and prior-notice paperwork with batch-level documents.
Sourced through the same Yulin network with the same quality controls and export support.
