Bulk Asafoetida for Export and Wholesale Supply
ACPFOOD supplies bulk asafoetida for export to spice manufacturers, food-ingredient companies, incense producers, botanical processors, importers, and international distributors. Asafoetida, also known as hing or asafetida, is a pungent oleo-gum-resin collected from the root, rhizome, or lower stem area of suitable Ferula plants.
As a wholesale asafoetida supplier, ACPFOOD offers sweet and bitter commercial types in tears, dried mass or lumps, soft resin or paste, and powder. Available botanical source, form, colour, aroma, cleanliness, particle size, documentation, and packaging are confirmed for each batch.
Product Highlights
- Natural asafoetida oleo-gum-resin
- Sweet and bitter commercial types
- Available as tears, dried mass, lumps, paste, or powder
- Strong and characteristic sulphurous aroma
- Suitable for industrial and wholesale procurement
- Buyer-specific grading and packaging
- Representative photographs and samples available subject to agreement
- Batch-specific testing and documentation available according to order requirements
- International export and logistics support
Product Information
- Product name: Asafoetida
- Other names: Asafetida, Hing, Heeng, Asafoetida gum
- Primary botanical reference: Ferula assa-foetida L.
- Plant family: Apiaceae
- Plant-derived material: Oleo-gum-resin collected from the root, rhizome, or lower stem area
- Commercial types: Sweet asafoetida and bitter asafoetida
- Available forms: Tears, dried mass or lumps, soft resin or paste, and powder
- Collection method: Resin is collected after controlled incisions are made in the appropriate plant area
- Minimum order quantity: 50 kg
- Supply type: Bulk B2B and export supply
Ferula assa-foetida L. is the primary botanical reference for this product page. However, asafoetida can enter international trade from more than one Ferula species. Where another botanical source is supplied, its accepted scientific name must be stated separately in the quotation, label, and available documentation.
For current botanical nomenclature, buyers may consult Kew Science’s Plants of the World Online.
Physical Characteristics
The appearance of natural asafoetida varies according to botanical source, collection method, age, oxidation, cleaning, and commercial form.
Typical characteristics include:
- Colour: Cream, pale yellow, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, or dark brown
- Aroma: Strong, penetrating, sulphurous, and garlic- or onion-like
- Taste: Pungent, acrid, and bitter to varying degrees
- Texture: Soft and sticky when fresh; firmer, brittle, or agglomerated after drying
- Form: Separate tears, irregular pieces, dried lumps, soft paste, or milled powder
- Behaviour in air: Freshly exposed resin may gradually darken through oxidation
These descriptions are general. The actual batch should be evaluated through photographs, samples, or an agreed specification.
Available Forms and Commercial Types
Asafoetida Tears
Tears are individually hardened or semi-hardened pieces of oleo-gum-resin. Their size, shape, colour, cleanliness, and hardness vary naturally. Selected tears may be suitable for buyers requiring a more visually uniform raw material.
Dried Asafoetida Mass or Lumps
Dried mass consists of agglomerated resin pieces that may vary considerably in size, texture, and colour. The degree of cleaning and permitted natural plant material should be defined in the purchase specification.
Soft Asafoetida Resin or Paste
“Paste” is a commercial description for soft or semi-solid asafoetida gum-resin. This form requires tightly sealed, leak-resistant packaging and careful control of heat exposure during transportation.
Asafoetida Powder
Powder can be produced by milling suitable dried resin. The quotation must clearly state whether the product is:
- Pure milled asafoetida resin
- A buyer-specified compounded hing formulation
- A powder containing a declared carrier or processing aid
Pure resin powder and compounded culinary hing powder are different products and must not be described interchangeably.
Sweet and Bitter Asafoetida
“Sweet” and “bitter” are traditional commercial descriptions rather than complete scientific specifications. They may indicate differences in aroma, taste, colour, collection area, botanical source, or end use.
These names alone do not establish botanical identity, purity, chemical composition, or suitability for food, pharmaceutical, or other regulated applications. Buyers should evaluate each type using samples, specifications, and applicable laboratory results.
Applications of Bulk Asafoetida
Food and Spice Processing
Appropriately specified asafoetida is used in small quantities as a flavouring ingredient in spice blends, seasoning formulations, sauces, pickles, pulses, vegetable dishes, and other savoury products.
Food-industry buyers should specify the required botanical identity, physical form, microbiological limits, contaminant limits, permitted processing aids, and destination-market requirements.
Compounded Hing Production
Dried asafoetida resin or resin powder may be used by manufacturers producing compounded hing products. Formulation ingredients, carrier materials, resin concentration, labelling, and regulatory compliance are the responsibility of the finished-product manufacturer.
Incense and Aromatic Products
The powerful and distinctive aroma of asafoetida makes it suitable for certain traditional incense, fumigation, ceremonial, and specialist aromatic formulations. Incense manufacturers should evaluate the material’s burning behaviour, aroma intensity, particle size, and compatibility with their formulation.
Botanical Processing and Research
Asafoetida gum resin may be purchased by botanical processors, extract developers, research institutions, reference-material suppliers, and product-development laboratories. The required identity documentation, sample size, extraction form, and analytical parameters should be agreed before purchase.
Traditional-Product Manufacturing
Asafoetida has an established history in traditional botanical systems. ACPFOOD supplies it as a bulk raw material and does not present this product page as medical guidance. Buyers are responsible for determining whether a particular application or product claim is permitted in the destination market.
Quality and Available Documentation
Because asafoetida is a naturally collected material, its appearance and composition vary between botanical sources, collection regions, seasons, grades, and processing methods.
Depending on the buyer’s requirements and agreed testing programme, assessment may include:
- Botanical identity
- Physical form and particle size
- Colour, aroma, and organoleptic characteristics
- Foreign matter
- Moisture or loss on drying
- Total ash
- Acid-insoluble ash
- Volatile-oil content
- Resin and gum characteristics
- Microbiological parameters
- Heavy metals
- Pesticide residues
- Mycotoxins
- Adulteration or carrier-material screening
Available commercial and technical documentation may include a specification sheet, Certificate of Analysis, Technical Data Sheet, Safety Data Sheet, packing list, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, and phytosanitary documentation where applicable.
Required tests and documents must be agreed before order confirmation. No fixed purity, food-grade status, pharmaceutical grade, volatile-oil percentage, or absence of additives should be claimed unless supported by the applicable batch documentation.
Packaging and Storage
Packaging is selected according to the resin form, order quantity, destination, and buyer’s handling requirements.
Typical options may include:
- Sealed inner liners within export cartons for dry tears or lumps
- Multi-layer bags with sealed inner liners for dry material or powder
- Food-compatible pails or drums for soft resin and paste
- Plastic or fibre drums for odour-sensitive and long-distance shipments
- Buyer-specific packaging subject to technical and logistical review
Asafoetida must be packaged securely because its strong aroma can transfer to nearby goods. Double liners or tightly sealed containers may be required.
Store in a cool, dry, clean, and well-ventilated area away from direct sunlight, heat, moisture, incompatible materials, and products that could absorb its aroma. Keep containers tightly closed when not in use.
Shelf life should be confirmed according to the product form, packaging, storage conditions, and applicable batch documentation rather than presented as one universal value.
Export and Delivery
- Direct export is available for international wholesale orders.
- European Union customers: DDP delivery from the Heppenheim, Germany warehouse, subject to a 500 kg delivery-program MOQ.
- Canada and China: DDP delivery, subject to a 500 kg delivery-program MOQ.
- United States: DAP delivery, subject to a 1,000 kg delivery-program MOQ.
- Other destinations: CIF and other appropriate shipping arrangements may be available.
The general product MOQ is 50 kg. Delivery-program minimums, Incoterms, freight costs, customs requirements, and current warehouse availability are confirmed in the quotation.
Related Natural Resins
Buyers can explore ACPFOOD’s complete range of bulk natural plant resins.
Related products include:
Although these products may come from related plants, they have different identities, aromas, physical properties, and commercial applications and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Request a Quote
Please use our asafoetida inquiry form to provide your required quantity, destination, preferred packaging, product form, commercial type, and specifications. We will confirm batch availability, applicable documentation, delivery terms, and quotation.
