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Bay Leaves

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Indian bay (Cinnamomum tamala) is a different leaf from Mediterranean bay (Laurus nobilis): three-veined, more cinnamon-like, and not interchangeable in a recipe. Buyers occasionally order one expecting the other, so we state the species on the specification.

What to fix on the specification

  • Species: Cinnamomum tamala, stated by botanical name.
  • Leaf size and colour: hand-picked and colour graded, or a lower commercial grade.
  • Whole leaf percentage: the figure that separates retail material from grinding material.
  • Foreign matter: 2% maximum, including stem and twig.
  • Moisture: 12% maximum.

Naming the species is not pedantry here. Indian bay and Mediterranean bay are different plants with different flavour, and a buyer who orders on the word “bay” alone has not specified what arrives. Writing a specification a supplier can hold covers identity clauses.

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