Agriculture commodity
Aloe Vera
Aloe barbadensis — Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. Gel, powder, and extract.
At a glance
- Family
- Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 1211.90
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Fresh whole leaf
- Cut leaf moving to a processing plant. Perishable, and the clock on it starts at the cut.
- Chilled fillet
- Rind removed, inner parenchyma only, chilled. The intermediate a gel plant buys when it does not do its own filleting.
Grading standards
African Traditional Medicine — Medicinal Plant Standards — Aloe vera
African Organisation for Standardisation · First edition 2016 · ARS 956-1:2016
African Traditional Medicine — Requirements on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Medicinal Plants
African Organisation for Standardisation · First edition 2016 · ARS 952:2016
Frequently asked
- What is Aloe Vera?
- Aloe barbadensis — Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. Gel, powder, and extract.
- Which forms is Aloe Vera traded in?
- Aloe Vera is traded as: Fresh whole leaf, Chilled fillet.
- Which standards apply to Aloe Vera?
- Applicable grading standards include: African Traditional Medicine — Medicinal Plant Standards — Aloe vera; African Traditional Medicine — Requirements on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Medicinal Plants.
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