Conventional Vine Leaves in Brine

Name: Conventional Vine Leaves in Brine
Brand: Tuna Sourcing
SKU: VL-CV

Sourced from established regional programs in Turkiye, Syria, and Xinjiang. Brine-cured at origin and packed in food-grade HDPE for volume export buyers.

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MOQ

On request

Lead

14-21 d

Ports

Mersin · İzmir

Audit

ISO 22000

White food-grade HDPE buckets for vine leaves in brine

Blue export drum for bulk vine leaves in brine

Laboratory documents and quality paperwork

Product specification

Quality parameters per batch

Whole Leaves Ratio	95%	min, by weight
Slightly Damaged Leaves	Max 4%
Broken Leaves	Max 1%
Brown Leaves / Holes / Spots	Max 3%
Branch Stems	Max 0.05%
Appearance	Golden Yellow	characteristic of brine-cured

Specs verified per shipment. Certificate of Analysis issued at loading.

Packaging

Buckets & drums

10 Kg

Food-grade HDPE bucket, sealed lid. Carton overpack on request.

20 Kg

Food-grade HDPE bucket. Standard retail-import format.

150 Kg

Food-grade plastic drum. Industrial / ready-meal manufacturers.

Palletized export buckets in a warehouse

180 Kg

Food-grade plastic drum. Volume programs; reduced packaging cost per kg.

Conventional is the reference grade in vine leaves in brine. EU MRL compliant, ISO 9001 + ISO 22000 + ISO 14001 audited, and shipped in the same 10-180 Kg packaging formats as every other Tuna Sourcing programme. The grade is not a quality flag - it just means a buyer is not also paying for the additional residue testing or organic certification audits that pesticide-free and organic programmes carry.

When buyers pick conventional

Conventional is the default answer for most retail private-label, foodservice, and ready-meal programmes. The cost-per-kilo is the lowest of the three grades and the lead time is the shortest. If the destination retail brand has not specified a pesticide-free or organic positioning, the spec-compliant choice is conventional.

Common programmes that ship on conventional:

Foodservice distribution and horeca
Retail private-label where the brand has no residue-claim positioning
Ready-meal manufacturers running the leaf as a wrap component in a cooked product
Industrial dolma / sarma production for export

Grade specification

Quality parameters per batch are documented on the spec sheet on this page. Whole-leaf ratio, brown / spot tolerance, branch-stem tolerance, and appearance are stated as range targets and verified on a per-shipment Certificate of Analysis.

Five regional varieties are available on conventional: Turkish Sultana, Turkish Tokat, Syrian Sultani, Syrian Baladi, and Xinjiang Thompson Seedless. Origin choice shapes leaf size, tenderness, and lead time - see the variety comparison post for a side-by-side.

Lead time, MOQ, and incoterms

Conventional Turkiye-origin programmes are usually the fastest to schedule; Syrian-origin and Xinjiang-origin programmes need additional routing time. MOQ depends on packaging, destination, and whether the order is a trial shipment or a volume contract. FOB Mersin / FOB Izmir is the normal quoting basis; CFR and CIF are available on request.

The MOQ and lead-time post covers how lead times stack across origin, grade, and certification scope.

Documentation pack

Every shipment includes Certificate of Analysis per lot, Certificate of Origin, Phytosanitary Certificate, Packing List, Commercial Invoice, and Bill of Lading. ISO 9001, ISO 22000, and ISO 14001 certificate scans available on request; Halal-suitable and Kosher-suitable declarations on request; originals on contract.

Request a quote

Send your spec via the contact page - destination port, target volume, packaging preference, and any certification scope add-ons (Halal, Kosher). We reply with availability, FOB pricing, and a sample plan within 24 hours.

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