Specialty Agri (import) — AYCAS Commodities

Overview

Processing-grade ingredients, properly documented.

Zimbabwean food and beverage processors work to international ingredient specifications that local supply cannot always deliver consistently. AYCAS sources from audited producers in Southern Africa, the EU and North Africa — contracted on Certificate of Analysis with retained samples, batch traceability and full documentary clearance.

03a

Brown sugar — Beverage and specialty grades.

Brown sugar imported from Southern African regional mills — primarily South African producers — into Zimbabwe for beverage and cordial manufacturers, bakeries and confectioners, food processors, cereal and dairy flavouring, and the retail trade. Light brown, medium brown and muscovado grades where local production consistently lags industrial demand. We do not trade refined white sugar.

Specifications

Light brown / demerara · ICUMSA 600–1000
Medium brown · ICUMSA 1000–1500
Muscovado (dark brown) · ICUMSA 1500+ on request
Moisture ≤ 0.5%
50 kg bags · bulk bags on request

Sources: Southern African regional mills
Buyers: Beverage manufacturers, bakeries, confectioners, food processors, cereal & dairy flavouring, retail trade

03b

Tomato paste — Industrial grade.

Double-concentrated and triple-concentrated tomato paste imported into Zimbabwean sauce manufacturers, ready-meal producers, food-service distributors and retail repackers. Specified on Brix concentration, colour grade (Bostwick viscosity and a/b ratio) and processing method (HTST, cold-break vs hot-break).

Deep red tomato paste pouring from a stainless nozzle

Specifications

28/30 Brix double-concentrate · most-common industrial grade
31/33 Brix triple-concentrate on request
Colour · Bostwick / a·b ratio per buyer spec
Hot-break / cold-break process · per application
220 kg aseptic drums · 5 kg catering tins · retail formats

Sources: Italy · Portugal · China · Egypt
Buyers: Sauce manufacturers, ready-meal producers, food-service, repackers

03c

Orange concentrate — Frozen FCOJ.

Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported for Zimbabwean beverage bottlers, juice manufacturers and dilute-to-taste product lines. 65 Brix standard with Brazilian and South African origins; aseptic filling for shelf-stable pasteurised variants available on request.

Specifications

Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice · 65 Brix typical
Acidity (citric) per spec · pulp content per buyer
Single-strength pasteurised available on request
200 kg drums · 1000 L flexitanks · IBC totes
Cold-chain controlled through delivery

Sources: Brazil · South Africa
Buyers: Beverage bottlers, juice manufacturers, dilute-to-taste formulators

03d

Baobab pulp — Food and nutraceutical grade.

Dehydrated baobab fruit pulp — high in natural vitamin C, fibre and antioxidants — for the nutraceutical, bakery premix, beverage and specialty-food sectors. Contracted to vitamin-C content, moisture spec and microbiological clearance; organic and fair-trade certification available from source where the buyer requires it.

A mature baobab tree on a Zimbabwean savanna at golden hour

Specifications

Natural dehydrated powder · no additives
Vitamin C content · 100–400 mg / 100 g (natural variation)
Moisture ≤ 10% · fibre 40–55%
Organic & fair-trade certified on request
25 kg food-grade paper-poly bags · bulk bags on request

Sources: Southern African baobab belt
Buyers: Nutraceutical, bakery premix, beverage, specialty-food

Framework

Food-grade chain, end-to-end.

Every specialty-agri shipment arrives with a complete traceability file and full regulatory clearance. Cold-chain where product requires it.

Origin audit: Audited processors only — ISO 22000, HACCP, BRC where destination requires it. Plant code, production date and batch number on every lot.
Testing: Certificate of Analysis per lot. Retained samples held 60 days. Microbiological panel appropriate to the product class.
Cold chain: FCOJ and temperature-sensitive product on cold-chain lanes with container-level logging. Tomato paste & sugar at ambient with humidity control.
Import clearance: Ministry of Health food-safety clearance as required. ZIMRA import declaration, duty & VAT paid. Ministry of Industry & Commerce import permits where applicable.
Contract: Incoterms 2020 — CIF / CFR Durban typically, with onward road transit into Zimbabwe. LC or documentary collection on presentation.

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