The grass has a lemony flavor
Lemongrass herb is the native of South East Asian countries.
In recent years there demand has been growing in USA and European countries.
Botanical Name: Cymbopogon
Family Name: Poaceae
Parts Used: Leaves
Habitat: Africs-Eurasia
Lemongrass harb and its derivatives including essential oil are used in a wide range of low grade, inferior quality perfume and household products. The natural lemongrass spice market is growing, but at the same time facing tough competition from the synthetic market. For example the natural essential oil sales have dipped beacuse of comeptition from synthetic oil. India is one of the prime producers of Citronella Grass derivatives, but most of it is used for domestic consumption. Guatemala is a another major exporter of natural oil, followed by China. USA, UK, Japan are the major importing countries.
Lemongrass is a thick grass having solid portion at the end of the root and the leaves at the top. It is the lower portion that is utilized in cooking. Lower solid part is utilized by either slicing it or by pounding it. Spice is normally sold in dried form . The dried spice is sold in different forms like chopped, cut and sifted, powdered, or as an oil.
Product’s Season is April- October
Product Final : Cut (size arequest ), T.B.C, Fine cut, Powder