Only the flower head makes the journey to the UK: the part of the plant that carries its naturally occurring Spilanthol.
- Grown
- Collected
- Dried
- Selected
- Sorted
- Measured
[ The flower ]
Flower heads, chosen one by one.
What happens to the flower.
Grown
Semi-wild in the highlands. Acmella oleracea grows naturally around Ambalavao, in conditions that suit it perfectly.
Collected
Picked by hand. Every flower is gathered by hand, with the care a machine cannot give.
Dried
Sun-dried after harvest. The flowers dry naturally in the sun, shortly after they are picked.
Selected
Flower heads only. We take just the flower head, the part that carries the plant's naturally occurring Spilanthol.
Sorted
Graded for colour and condition. Only well-developed, clean heads with good colour are kept, then shielded from moisture, heat and light and vacuum-packed to stay fresh.
Measured
Verified by an independent laboratory. Our latest analysis measured 4.01% Spilanthol in the flower heads, a clear quality benchmark for the botanical behind every Kanti product.
The flower head is where the Spilanthol is, so it is what we have independently tested, at source, before we buy a single one.