Hibiscus

Known in Sudan as Karkadi, Hibiscus dried flower is a crop farmed in Darfur and Kordofan states. Used for food consumption, food coloring, and herbal medicine. Available as dry flower, sifting, and powder.

Sudanese Hibiscus general specifications:

• Color: Red

• Moisture: 8% Max

• Broken parts: 30% Max

• Ash: 10% Max

• Protien content: 5% Max

• Extraction: 70% Min

• PH: 2.7

Dried hibiscus flower - Photograph by Popperipopp, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons