Staple food
Gari
Roasted, fermented cassava granules: a West African staple that stores well.
What it is
About Our Gari
Gari is grated cassava that is fermented, pressed, sieved and roasted until it becomes dry, crisp granules. It keeps for months when stored dry and is eaten across West Africa, soaked, as eba, or as a quick meal. For shops and distributors serving West African communities abroad, it is one of the most asked-for products on the shelf.
Typical Uses
- Retail packs for shops and supermarkets
- Wholesale to distributors
- Food service and catering
- West African communities abroad
From Root to Bag
- 1Peeled and washed
- 2Grated
- 3Fermented for a set time
- 4Pressed to remove water
- 5Sieved to an even size
- 6Roasted until dry and crisp
- 7Cooled, graded and packed
Specification
The Figures We Agree With You
Every parameter below is set in writing for your order and tested on every lot. We publish fixed figures only once they are confirmed, so most read “agreed per order”.
| Parameter | Why it matters | Value |
|---|---|---|
| MoistureDry gari keeps; damp gari does not. | Dry gari keeps; damp gari does not. | Agreed per order |
| Granule sizeFine, medium or coarse, to your customers' taste. | Fine, medium or coarse, to your customers' taste. | Agreed per order |
| Acidity (sourness)Set by the fermentation; buyers in different markets prefer different levels. | Set by the fermentation; buyers in different markets prefer different levels. | Agreed per order |
| ColourWhite or yellow (with palm oil), as agreed. | White or yellow (with palm oil), as agreed. | Agreed per order |
| Residual cyanideFermenting and roasting bring it down; each lot is tested. | Fermenting and roasting bring it down; each lot is tested. | Agreed per order |
| Foreign matterNo grit, fibre or peel. | No grit, fibre or peel. | None permitted |
Packing and Labelling
- Retail packs in sizes you choose, with your label where agreed
- Wholesale bags
- Labels to the destination market's food-labelling rules
Every bag carries the product and grade, lot number, net weight, packing date, “Product of Ghana” and your order reference.
Documents Supplied
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list with every lot number
- Phytosanitary certificate (PPRSD, Ghana)
- Certificate of origin
- Certificate of analysis for each lot, where required
- Bill of lading
HS Heading
Confirmed on each export declaration
The international six-digit heading. The national tariff line is confirmed on each export declaration and by your customs broker at import.
Container calculator
How Much Fits in a Container?
A planning estimate for first-time importers: choose a bag size and a container.
- About
- 728
- 25 kg bags per container
- About
- 18.2 t
- net product per container, limited by space
The assumptions behind this estimate
- Bagged gari stows at about 650 kg per cubic metre (our estimate).
- About 28 m³ of a 20 ft container is usable once bags are stacked with a loading margin.
- A working weight limit of 21 tonnes of cargo. The real limit depends on the shipping line, the container and road limits at each end.
- Jumbo bags usually load fewer tonnes than the figure shown, because they stack less tightly.
For planning only. Your quote, prepared with Williot Logistics, confirms the real load.
Start With a Sample
Samples come before the first order, so your own team can test them. Tell us the use and the figures that matter to you.
Supplied to: Distributors and Retailers.
