Seasonings and Condiments

05/10/2026

Don’t underestimate what a spoonful of seeds can add to your meals.

Chia, flaxseed, pumpkin, sunflower and sesame seeds all bring different nutrients to the table, including fibre, healthy fats, protein, vitamins and minerals.

Add them to yoghurt, oats, smoothies, salads, baking or everyday meals. You don’t need every seed every day. Variety is the smarter approach.

Which seed do you use most often, and how do you eat it? 👇

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04/10/2026

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30/09/2026

📸 SEPTEMBER SO FAR AT SEASONINGS & CONDIMENTS

September has been busy behind the scenes in Benrose.

🌿 Herbs and spices arriving, being packed and going out to customers.

🫖 Herbal teabags being packed for customers building their own brands.

⚙️ Grinding herbs, spices and grains for customers who need processing services.

📦 Retail orders, bulk orders and reseller quantities leaving the factory.

🥣 Nutritional flours and premixes being produced and packed.

🚚 Orders being sent to customers beyond Johannesburg.

And somewhere between all of that, customers have been asking questions that have made us look more closely at quality, colour, taste, sourcing and how natural ingredients can vary from batch to batch.

September has reminded us that supplying ingredients isn't simply about having stock on the shelf.

It is about learning the products, understanding how customers use them and improving the way we supply them.

📍 Seasonings & Condiments
100 Main Reef Road Benrose, Johannesburg

WhatsApp 063 431 6872

29/09/2026

📍 BUYING HERBS & SPICES IN JOHANNESBURG? CHECK THESE 5 THINGS

Before choosing a supplier, especially when buying for your business, check:

☑️ Do they actually stock the product?
Ask about availability before travelling or paying.

☑️ What quantities do they sell?
Retail, 500g, 1kg, 5kg or 25kg? Make sure the supplier can support you as your demand grows.

☑️ Whole or powder?
Be specific. Rosemary leaves and rosemary powder, for example, are not the same order.

☑️ Can you trace who you're buying from?
A physical location, business details and proper communication matter, particularly when buying in bulk.

☑️ Can they support repeat orders?
Finding an ingredient once is easy. For a business, consistent supply matters more.

Buying ingredients isn't only about finding the cheapest price.

You are also choosing a supply relationship.

📍 Seasonings & Condiments 100 Main Reef Road Benrose, Johannesburg
WhatsApp 063 431 6872

28/09/2026

🫖 BEFORE YOU LAUNCH A HERBAL TEABAG: CHECK THESE 5 THINGS

Having a good herbal blend is only the beginning.

Before turning it into a teabag product, check:

1️⃣ Does it actually brew well in a teabag?
Some ingredients work beautifully loose but don't infuse as well once packed into a teabag.

2️⃣ Is your cut size suitable?
Very large pieces may not fit or infuse properly, while material that is too fine can escape through the teabag.

3️⃣ How many grams will go into each bag?
Don't guess. Your fill weight affects the taste, cost per teabag and consistency of the finished product.

4️⃣ Have you tested the final cup?
Brew the actual teabag using the preparation instructions you intend to give customers. Check the colour, aroma, taste and infusion time.

5️⃣ Have you calculated your FULL cost?
Ingredients are only one part. Include the teabag, labour, labels, outer packaging, wastage and other production costs.

A herbal blend may work in a container and still need adjustment before it works properly as a commercial teabag.

Test first. Launch second. 🌿

📍 Seasonings & Condiments
100 Main Reef Road Benrose, Johannesburg

WhatsApp 063 431 6872

27/09/2026

📦 RETAIL OR BULK: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

We often say our ingredients are available in retail and bulk quantities, but what does that actually mean?

Retail packs are the smaller packs you can buy for home use, trying an ingredient for the first time, or when you simply don't need much.

Bulk packs are larger quantities commonly bought by resellers, restaurants, caterers, manufacturers and customers who use an ingredient regularly.

For example, the same spice or herb may be available as a small retail pack, 500g, 1kg, 5kg or even 25kg, depending on the product.

Buying bulk doesn't necessarily mean you own a business either. Some customers simply use certain ingredients frequently and prefer buying more at once.

So when asking for a price, tell us which product and how much you need. That helps us quote you correctly.

📍 Seasonings & Condiments
100 Main Reef Road
Benrose, Johannesburg

26/09/2026

🌿 MORINGA: WHY IS THE POWDER SO GREEN?

Moringa powder is made from dried moringa leaves that are milled into a fine powder.

One of the first things customers notice is its green colour.

That colour comes largely from chlorophyll, the natural green pigment found in leaves.

But here is something important:

Moringa powder will not necessarily have exactly the same shade of green every time.

The maturity of the leaves, drying conditions, storage and processing can all influence the final colour.

So a darker or lighter green does not automatically tell you whether one batch is “more potent” than another.

Colour is one quality clue. It is not the whole quality story. 🌿

📍 Seasonings & Condiments 100 Main Reef Road Benrose, Johannesburg

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24/09/2026

🌿 WHY ARE PEOPLE BUYING CLOVES?

Most people know cloves as a spice used in cooking, but we’ve noticed customers buying them for many different reasons.

Some use cloves in curries, rice dishes, marinades and spice blends.

Others brew them in herbal teas, often combining them with ingredients such as ginger or cinnamon.

Cloves are particularly interesting because they contain eugenol, one of the main compounds responsible for their distinctive aroma and flavour.

But here's something worth remembering:

A strong smell does not automatically tell us everything about the quality or “potency” of a herb or spice.

Just like other natural ingredients, cloves can differ depending on their origin, harvesting, drying and storage.

So when you're buying cloves, don't only ask:

“How strong do they smell?”

There is more to that little brown spice than its powerful aroma. 🌿

What do you normally use cloves for?

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23/09/2026

🌿 WHEN WE SAY A HERB IS “POTENT”, WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY MEAN?

Something happened at Seasonings & Condiments that made me stop and think.

A regular customer bought wormwood from us and came back with an observation:

“This one is not as bitter as the one I normally buy from you.”

Because he buys it regularly, we didn't dismiss it.

We brewed the wormwood ourselves.

He was right. The characteristic bitterness seemed weaker than what we were accustomed to.

We asked another person to taste it independently. She made a similar observation.

Then we looked at the herb itself.

The wormwood we normally receive is greener. This particular batch is noticeably more brown.

Now this is where things become interesting.

It would be very easy to say:

Brown = old or weak.
Green = fresh and potent.

But scientifically, we cannot make that conclusion from colour alone.

In green leafy herbs, changes in colour can involve the degradation of chlorophyll during drying, processing and storage.

But chlorophyll is only one part of the equation.

And bitterness is another clue, but does a less bitter cup automatically mean the herb has “lost its potency”?

What does potency actually mean when we're talking about herbal teas?

Can we measure it by taste?

Can we judge it by colour or aroma?

And when suppliers receive hundreds of different natural ingredients, how much can we realistically determine through looking, smelling and tasting them, and where do the limitations begin?

Our wormwood batch is still being investigated, so I don't want to give an answer before we have one.

But this customer complaint has opened a much bigger conversation about how we judge the quality and strength of herbal ingredients.

I am unpacking that question on our WhatsApp Channel:

👉 What do we really mean when we say a herb is “potent”?

And perhaps more importantly:

How do we know? 🌿
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22/09/2026

🌿 SOURSOP LEAVES & POWDER AVAILABLE IN JOHANNESBURG

Did you know that soursop powder can vary in colour from batch to batch?

Natural plant powders don't always have exactly the same shade. Factors such as drying, storage, maturity of the leaves, oxidation and processing can influence the final colour.

At Seasonings & Condiments, we stock whole soursop leaves and soursop powder, giving you the option to buy the form that suits your needs.

One important buying lesson: colour is useful information, but colour alone cannot identify a botanical powder or determine its quality.
Available in retail and bulk quantities.

📍 Seasonings & Condiments 100 Main Reef Road Benrose, Johannesburg

📲 WhatsApp: 063 431 6872
Contact us for current prices and pack sizes.

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