Specification sheet
Watermelon seeds
PW-SPEC-WMS-01 · v1.1 · October 2026
1. Product & origin
A Sudanese specialty in two grades — Jumbo and the smaller Sadir — cleaned to 99 percent purity.
2. Specification
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Jumbo, seed size | 10 to 14 mm |
| Sadir, seed size | 6 to 8 mm |
| Colours | White, creamy, black |
| Purity | 99 % min. |
| Admixture | 1 % max. |
| Moisture | 9 % max. |
| Splits | 5 % max. |
| Live insects | Nil |
| Odour | Free from rancid or foreign odour |
| Pesticide residues | Within the destination's maximum residue limits |
| Fitness | Fit for human consumption |
| Protein | Typical 37.4 % |
| Oil content | Typical 50–51 % |
| Market | Aflatoxin B1 | Total aflatoxins |
|---|---|---|
| EU, direct human consumption | 2.0 µg/kg max. | 4.0 µg/kg max. |
| EU, to be sorted before use | 8.0 µg/kg max. | 15.0 µg/kg max. |
| USA | — | 20 µg/kg max. |
| Each lot is tested and offered against the limit of its destination market. | ||
3. Applications brief
Our main market for watermelon seed has been India, and India buys the seed to hull it: the pale kernel inside — magaz, or tarbooj magaz — is a staple of Indian kitchens. Ground to a paste it gives body and richness to korma-style gravies; whole, it goes into mithai, halwa and festive sweets, thandai blends and seed mixes; lightly roasted, it is a snack in its own right. Beyond India the whole seed is roasted and salted for the snacking trade across the Middle East and North Africa, and the kernel is a rising plant-protein ingredient for bakery and snack bars. Jumbo is the roasting seed; Sadir, smaller and denser, is the hulling seed.
4. Packaging & storage
Jumbo. Packing: 40 kg PP bags.
Sadir. Packing: 40 kg PP bags.
Storage. Store cool, dry and ventilated, away from direct sun.
5. Documentation
Every export lot ships with a certificate of analysis; supporting records available on request.