Send Purchasing & Sample Requirements

Not necessarily. If the grade is not yet known, share the finished food, process and target result—for example frying colour and crispness for fabricated chips, hydration and texture for instant mash, or dry handling and expansion for extruded snacks. The discussion can begin from the application and then move to the appropriate sample and specification.

Yes. State the sample application, required trial quantity and expected commercial volume. The TDS or current specification defines the product, the COA provides batch information where applicable, and the sample should still be validated in your real formulation and processing conditions.

The buyer checks are different by process. Fried products may need closer attention to reducing sugar and frying colour, dry blending or automatic dosing may focus on flow and bulk density, and mashed-potato applications may focus on hydration and finished texture. Application information helps avoid an unsuitable sample or generic specification.

It is recommended. Product volume, packing, destination country or port and the FOB, CFR or CIF basis affect the commercial and logistics discussion. If you are only testing samples now, sharing the expected future volume still helps connect the trial stage to the potential bulk order.

Add the requirement in the message field, including packing size, labels, pallets, certifications, health or origin documents where relevant. Destination markets and internal buyer procedures can differ, so the required document set should be confirmed before the commercial order rather than assumed.

If you already have the current ingredient specification, sample photos, critical technical parameters or application-test requirements, these can be shared later by email or WhatsApp. For supplier-replacement projects, explaining the current ingredient type and the problem you want to improve usually makes product selection more precise.