Fenugreek Seeds

Fenugreek goes in two very different directions: a small quantity into spice blends, and a much larger one into supplement extraction for its saponin content. Extraction buyers should specify on that basis rather than on appearance.

What to fix on the specification

• Purity: 99%, with the counting method.
• Saponin or diosgenin: for extraction buyers, this is the product.
• Moisture and foreign matter.
• Total ash and acid-insoluble ash.
• Colour and seed size, for food use.

Fenugreek goes in two directions: a small quantity into spice blends, and a much larger one into supplement extraction. Extraction buyers should specify on active content rather than appearance. Extraction and oleoresins covers that basis.