Amla Dry (Indian Gooseberry)

About Amla Dry (Indian Gooseberry)

Amla Dry is the whole dried fruit (berry) of the Indian Gooseberry, Phyllanthus Emblica, grown in India. It is supplied as whole fruit in fixed packs from 50 g to 25 kg for wholesale and retail buyers across India.

What is Amla Dry?

You receive the whole fruit of the plant, not a powder or cut pieces. The same fruit is sold as amla fruit, indian amla, amla gooseberry and amalaki in the trade. In Hindi it is called आंवला (Amla) and in Marathi आवळा (Avala).

Botanical identification

• Botanical name: Indian Gooseberry
• Common name: Phyllanthus Emblica
• Plant part used: Fruit
• Form: Whole fruit / berry
• Country of origin: India
• Other names: Gujarati આંબળા (Ambla), Tamil நெல்லிக்காய் (Nellikkai), Telugu ఉసిరికాయ (Usirikaya), Kannada ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ (Nellikai), Bengali আমলকী (Amloki)

Uses and applications

• Grinding in-house into amla powder for retail or private-label packs
• Making amla candy and other sweetened fruit snacks
• Use as a raw ingredient in herbal blends, teas and infusions
• Supply to retailers and traders who repack dried fruit
• Home kitchens that soak, cook or pickle dried amla
• Use as a fruit ingredient in hair and skin care product formulations

Choosing a pack size

The 50 g and 100 g packs suit trials, sampling and individual users who want to check the fruit before a larger order. The 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg packs fit small producers and retailers who repack for their own customers. The 5 kg, 10 kg and 25 kg packs are meant for producers, processors and traders buying regularly. Larger packs cost less per kg, so moving up a size saves money once your monthly use is steady.