Buckwheat Honey in bulk
Buckwheat is grown on the cool uplands of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and the northeast, and the honey it yields looks almost like molasses in the jar. The flavour is assertive — malt, molasses, a distinct earthy-barnyard note that buyers either specifically want or specifically avoid. There is very little middle ground, and we would rather you sample before you contract.
Its commercial case is analytical. Buckwheat carries the highest total phenolic and antioxidant load of any variety in our range, plus elevated iron and trace minerals, which is why it moves through supplement, functional-food and cough-syrup channels rather than through general grocery. Volumes are limited and we allocate against confirmed contracts.
Sensory profile
- Flavour
- Intense malt and molasses, earthy, with a long savoury finish.
- Aroma
- Powerful, malty, barnyard-earthy.
- Texture
- Heavy, opaque, near-black in bulk.
- Crystallisation
- Moderate — coarse dark set within 6–10 months.
Typical applications
- Functional foods and supplements
- Cough syrups and throat preparations
- Craft brewing, mead and distilling
- Barbecue sauces, marinades, rye baking
- High-antioxidant claim products
Guaranteed analysis
These are the contract values we ship against, not typical values. Every batch leaves with a certificate of analysis from our in-house laboratory, plus a third-party report from an accredited laboratory where the destination market or the buyer requires one.
| Moisture | ≤ 18.5 % |
|---|---|
| Colour (Pfund) | ≥ 114 mm |
| HMF | ≤ 20 mg/kg |
| Diastase activity | ≥ 15 DN (Schade) |
| Fructose + Glucose | ≥ 65 g/100 g |
| Fructose / Glucose ratio | ≥ 1.00 |
| Sucrose | ≤ 3.0 % |
| C4 sugar (AOAC 998.12) | ≤ 7 % |
| Free acidity | ≤ 50 meq/kg |
| Electrical conductivity | 0.60 – 1.20 mS/cm |
| Total phenolics | ≥ 800 mg GAE/kg |
| Pollen (Fagopyrum) | ≥ 45 % of total |
Residues & documentation
Screened against the EU, US FDA and Japan Positive List limits before any lot is released for drumming.
| Chloramphenicol | < 0.1 µg/kg (ND) |
|---|---|
| Nitrofuran metabolites | < 0.3 µg/kg (ND) |
| Streptomycin | < 10 µg/kg |
| Sulfonamides (total) | < 10 µg/kg |
| Tetracyclines | Not detected |
| Tylosin | Not detected |
| Glyphosate | < 10 µg/kg |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | < 50 µg/kg |
| Pesticide multi-residue | 600+ compounds, LC/GC-MS-MS |
| Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As) | Within Codex STAN 12-1981 |
| Yeast & mould | < 100 cfu/g |
| Foreign matter | None — filtered to 200 µm |
Shipping documents: commercial invoice, packing list, B/L, certificate of origin (Form A / FTA where applicable), health certificate, CoA and fumigation-free declaration.
How buckwheat honey ships
Choose the format that suits your line. Net weights are the maxima we load against a standard 20′ container.
| Format | Description | Container loading |
|---|---|---|
| 300 kg steel drum | New, food-grade lacquer-lined steel drum with a polyethylene liner. | 80 drums per 20′ FCL — 24.0 MT net |
| 25 kg HDPE pail | Food-grade white HDPE pail, tamper-evident lid, palletised and stretch-wrapped. | 800 pails per 20′ FCL — 20.0 MT net |
| 1,000 L IBC tote | Food-grade IBC with a bottom discharge valve, for high-throughput packers. | 18 totes per 20′ FCL — 21.6 MT net |
| Flexitank | Single-use food-grade flexitank for the lowest cost per tonne on liquid grades. | 1 flexitank per 20′ FCL — 22.0 MT net |
| Retail OEM packing | 250 g / 500 g / 1 kg glass jars, squeeze bottles, sachets and stick packs under your label. | Configured to your artwork and carton spec |
Drums are shipped upright and strapped; liquid grades are pumped at controlled temperature to protect HMF and diastase. Reefer or insulated-liner shipment is available for long transits through the tropics.
Related varieties
Acacia Honey
Our highest-volume export variety. Harvested from black locust forests along the Yellow River basin, acacia honey stays liquid and clear for 18–24 months, which makes it the default choice for glass-jar retail packing and squeeze bottles.
Vitex Honey
Also sold as chastetree honey. A bright amber, fully-ripened honey from the mountain scrub of northern China, and the workhorse of the bulk trade: consistent supply, consistent spec, competitive landed cost.
Linden Honey
Harvested from the wild Tilia forests of the Changbai and Lesser Khingan ranges — a protected, low-input environment that yields an unusually aromatic honey with strong demand across Eastern Europe and the CIS.
Get a price on buckwheat honey
Send us your target volume, packing format and destination port. You will have an FOB and CIF quotation, the current spec sheet and a sample offer within one business day.