Frozen Molokhia Supplier
Saudi Arabia
Egypt IQF exporter — retail, HORECA & private label, DAP Jeddah / Dammam
An importer in Riyadh asked us last quarter: “Can you guarantee the green color and the fine cut without the bitterness?” The answer is yes — and that is what this page is about.
Eurovan is an Egypt-based frozen molokhia supplier for Saudi Arabia shipping IQF jute mallow from the Nile Delta to Jeddah Islamic Port and Dammam King Abdulaziz Port. We handle retail polybags, HORECA cartons and private label, with SFDA-ready labeling, Halal, ISO 22000 and clean cold-chain documentation on every container.
What you will find on this page
- Why Saudi demand for frozen molokhia keeps growing
- What makes Egyptian frozen molokhia different
- From Delta farms to your container
- Specifications, packing & HS code
- Real orders we have shipped
- Logistics: Egypt to Jeddah & Dammam
- How Saudi buyers serve frozen molokhia
- Why Eurovan as your supplier
- FAQ — what importers usually ask first
Why frozen molokhia demand from Saudi Arabia keeps growing
Saudi Arabia imports almost all of its leafy frozen vegetables. Molokhia, in particular, has shifted from a homemade staple to a year-round retail and food-service category — and Egypt is the natural origin.
Walk into a Panda, LuLu or Carrefour in Riyadh and you will find at least three SKUs of frozen molokhia on the shelf. A decade ago that shelf had one. The reason is simple: Saudi households want the dish without the seasonal mess of fresh leaves, and the food-service sector wants a product that cooks consistently across thousands of plates. As a frozen molokhia supplier for Saudi Arabia, we see this shift in our order book — retail polybag volume from our Saudi accounts has grown roughly 38% across 2025.
And it is not only the home cook. HORECA buyers across Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam are placing standing orders because frozen molokhia removes labor: no washing, no sorting, no de-stemming. The product arrives pre-cleaned, pre-cut and IQF, ready to drop into a stock pot. Hypermarket private label is the third leg — chains want their own brand sitting next to the Egyptian originals, and they want Egyptian sourcing because that is where buyers expect the green.
“We tried Indian and Chinese-origin molokhia for cost. The bitterness and the dull color killed re-orders within 60 days. Egyptian is the only origin our regional buyers will renew on.” — Procurement lead, Riyadh distributor, Q4 2025.
Underneath the shelf story sits a regulatory one. The Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) requires Arabic labels, lot coding, country of origin and matching paperwork to clear at port. As an established bulk frozen molokhia exporter Egypt to Saudi Arabia, we pre-format every label to that standard — so containers do not sit at Jeddah Customs waiting for a re-print. That speed is what keeps a Saudi distributor renewing.
What makes Egyptian frozen molokhia different
Color, aroma and viscosity. These are the three things buyers in Saudi Arabia evaluate first — and these are the three things our Delta-to-tunnel chain protects.
Frozen molokhia is one of those products where origin is not a marketing claim — it is a flavor claim. Molokhia grown in the alluvial soils of Beheira and Sharkia governorates carries a deeper green and a higher mucilage content than crops grown elsewhere. That is what gives Saudi cooks the thickness they want when the soup hits the plate. It is also why our IQF line runs within four hours of harvest, before the leaf starts oxidizing.
Across our 12 years exporting from Egypt — including dedicated bulk frozen vegetable lines — we have seen what happens when shortcuts get taken: water-blanching at the wrong temperature dulls the green, slow freezing creates ice crystals that destroy texture, and oversized cutters leave fibrous stems in the bag. None of that survives the first sample our Saudi buyers cook.
Delta-soil sourcing
Contracts with Beheira & Sharkia farms locked at planting. Each lot is traceable to its grower, harvest week and field code.
Fine-cut consistency
Single-blade cutters calibrated to 2–4mm so the leaf stays uniform. No wood, no stems, no foreign matter through metal detector + X-ray.
IQF blast freeze
−35°C tunnel for individual quick freezing. Ice crystals stay micro, color stays vivid emerald, and the leaves do not clump in the bag.
Halal & ISO 22000
Every shipment carries Halal, ISO 22000, HACCP and Health Certificate. Documents pre-formatted for SFDA acceptance at Saudi ports.
Arabic-first labeling
Bilingual EN/AR ingredient panels, batch code, production & expiry, country of origin, and net weight per Saudi Metrology Authority.
Cold-chain to port
Loaded directly from cold store into reefer at −18°C, sealed with temperature logger. Damietta & Alexandria sailings weekly.
From Delta farms to your container
Six gates separate a fresh molokhia leaf from the master carton in your shipment. Skip any one of them and the green goes brown. Here is how we run the line.
Field harvest at first light
Harvest crews start before 6 AM in Beheira and Sharkia. Leaves are crated in shaded bins, never piled, and moved to the cold receiving bay within 90 minutes.
Triple wash & sort
Three-stage water cascade with food-grade chiller water at 4°C. Optical sorters and trained line workers remove yellow leaves, stems and any foreign matter before cutting.
Fine-cut blanching
2–4mm calibrated cut, then 60-second steam blanch at the precise temperature that locks chlorophyll without breaking down the mucilage that gives molokhia its signature thickness.
IQF tunnel · −35°C
Leaves enter the IQF tunnel as a single layer. Within 12 minutes the core is frozen, ice crystals stay micro, and the leaves stay free-flowing — never block-frozen, never clumped.
Pack, code & metal-detect
Polybags filled by automatic doser, master cartons closed and ink-jet coded with batch, production date and expiry. Every carton passes metal detector + X-ray.
Reefer load & seal
Pre-cooled 40ft reefer is loaded directly from the cold store at −18°C. Temperature logger inside, container sealed, B/L issued and the file lands on your email.
Frozen molokhia specifications & packing
The two tables your buyer, customs broker and importer all ask for — in the same place.
| Product Name | IQF Frozen Molokhia (Jute Mallow) |
| Latin Name | Corchorus olitorius |
| Cut Size | 2 – 4 mm fine cut |
| HS Code | 0710.80 |
| Origin | Egypt — Nile Delta |
| Storage Temp | −18°C and below |
| Shelf Life | 24 months from production |
| Certifications | Halal · ISO 22000 · HACCP |
| Retail Polybag | 400g · 800g |
| Food Service | 2.5kg polybag |
| HORECA / Bulk | 10kg carton |
| 40ft RF Capacity | ~ 1,800 – 2,200 cartons |
| 20ft RF Capacity | ~ 900 – 1,100 cartons |
| MOQ — LCL | 200 cartons |
| MOQ — Private Label | 1 × 40ft RF |
| Loading Ports | Damietta · Alexandria |
Real orders we have shipped this season
Swipe through actual reference orders — different cities, different formats, different incoterms. Tap a card to ask for a similar quote.
1,800 cartons IQF molokhia 400g — DAP Jeddah
- Packing: 400g × 24 polybags / carton
- Container: 1 × 40ft RF
- Lead Time: 16 days door-to-port
- Incoterm: DAP Jeddah Islamic Port
2,100 cartons private label molokhia — Hypermarket
- Packing: 800g × 12 / carton, custom artwork
- Container: 1 × 40ft RF + EAN-13
- Lead Time: 42 days inc. artwork
- Incoterm: CIF Dammam → trucked to Riyadh
950 cartons HORECA molokhia 10kg — DAP Dammam
- Packing: 10kg bulk cartons
- Container: 1 × 20ft RF
- Lead Time: 14 days
- Incoterm: DAP King Abdulaziz Port
Mixed pallet — molokhia + okra + spinach
- Packing: 400g retail across 3 SKUs
- Container: 1 × 40ft RF mixed
- Lead Time: 18 days
- Incoterm: CIF Jeddah
1,700 cartons molokhia 800g — distributor
- Packing: 800g × 12 / carton
- Container: 1 × 40ft RF
- Lead Time: 17 days via Jeddah
- Incoterm: DAP Madinah
3 × 40ft RF rolling — quarterly contract
- Packing: 50% retail / 50% HORECA mix
- Container: 3 × 40ft RF / quarter
- Lead Time: Scheduled monthly
- Incoterm: CIF Dammam
LCL trial — 280 cartons retail molokhia
- Packing: 400g × 24 / carton
- Container: LCL groupage
- Lead Time: 22 days incl. consolidation
- Incoterm: CIF Jeddah → trucked
1,200 cartons molokhia + mixed vegetables
- Packing: 400g molokhia + 400g mix
- Container: 1 × 40ft RF
- Lead Time: 19 days
- Incoterm: CIF Jeddah
Hospitality chain — 800kg / week, 12 weeks
- Packing: 10kg HORECA cartons
- Container: Weekly LCL replenishment
- Lead Time: 14-day rolling cycle
- Incoterm: DAP central kitchen
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Logistics: Egypt to Jeddah & Dammam
A reefer container from Damietta to Saudi Arabia is not a black box. Here is what happens day by day, so your warehouse team knows when to be ready.
Pricing locked, proforma invoice issued
Same business day quote with FOB Damietta and DAP Jeddah / Dammam pricing. Once approved, proforma invoice goes out and production slot is booked in the cold store.
Cartons coded, palletized, shrink-wrapped
Production runs against the PI. Each carton ink-jet coded with batch and expiry. Pallets shrink-wrapped, scanned and pre-staged at the loading dock at −18°C.
Halal, COO, Health Cert, B/L draft
Halal certificate, ISO 22000, HACCP, Health Certificate, Certificate of Origin (Arab League / Egyptian COO) issued. Bill of Lading drafted with your importer’s exact name and address.
Container sealed at Damietta or Alexandria
Pre-cooled reefer loaded direct from cold store with temperature logger inside. Container sealed, sailing scheduled, originals couriered or dispatched electronically.
Discharge at Jeddah / Dammam, SFDA inspection
Container discharges at Jeddah Islamic Port or Dammam King Abdulaziz Port. Documents pass to your customs broker. SFDA inspection on inbound food shipments — clean labels keep this short.
Cleared, delivered, invoice closed
Once cleared, container moves to your cold storage in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam or wherever your distribution hub sits. We close the file with delivery confirmation and final invoice.
How Saudi buyers serve frozen molokhia
A category does not move because of the shelf — it moves because of the plate. Here is where our Saudi clients actually use the product.
The retail buyer in Riyadh wants a 400g polybag they can drop straight into a stock pot with garlic, coriander and chicken broth. The HORECA buyer in Jeddah wants a 10kg carton that yields predictable batches across a 200-cover service. Both are buying the same product from the same field — they just package the use case differently. Our frozen vegetables supply line is sized to feed both ends without disrupting either.
Hypermarket retail
400g & 800g polybags — endcap and freezer aisle, including private label SKUs.
HORECA & catering
10kg cartons for hotels, central kitchens and large-event caterers needing batch-to-batch stability.
Cloud kitchens
2.5kg food-service bags optimised for delivery brands shipping molokhia bowls across Riyadh and Jeddah.
Institutional
Schools, hospitals and corporate canteens running fixed-cost menus with consistent micro-nutrition.
Why importers pick Eurovan as their Saudi supplier
A supplier is not chosen on price. It is chosen on whether the second container looks exactly like the first.
We have been an Egyptian food exporter since 2013 — long enough to learn that consistency, not pricing tricks, is what keeps Saudi distributors renewing. We move more than 8,400 cartons a month across 45+ markets, and the molokhia program for Saudi Arabia sits inside that volume base. That matters because it means your 1,800-carton order is not the production run that makes or breaks our week — it is one slot in a steady line.
Same-day quotes
Send port, packing and quantity by WhatsApp — pricing comes back the same business day, with document checklist.
SFDA-ready paperwork
Halal, ISO 22000, HACCP, Health Cert, COO. Every document pre-formatted for Saudi clearance — no last-minute reprints.
Direct factory pricing
No middle layer. We contract Delta growers and run the IQF line — your price is the factory price, not a re-packer markup.
Private label OEM
Artwork, Arabic regulatory text, EAN-13, SFDA pre-checks. From design lock to first container in 35–45 days.
Cold-chain integrity
Temperature logger in every reefer. We share the reading on arrival — not as a courtesy, as proof.
Multi-product loads
Mix molokhia with okra, spinach, mixed veg or strawberry in one container — efficient for distributors building wide assortments.
What Saudi importers ask first
Six questions our Saudi accounts almost always ask before the first container. Read these and you are 80% of the way to a quote.
Do you ship frozen molokhia directly from Egypt to Saudi Arabia? +
What is the minimum order quantity for frozen molokhia? +
Is the molokhia SFDA-ready and Halal certified? +
Which packing formats are available? +
How fast can I receive a quote? +
Can I get a private label for my Saudi brand? +
Eurovan Trading is an Egypt-based frozen molokhia supplier for Saudi Arabia, exporting IQF jute mallow from Nile Delta farms to Jeddah Islamic Port and Dammam King Abdulaziz Port. Retail polybags (400g, 800g), food-service (2.5kg) and HORECA cartons (10kg) ship with Halal, ISO 22000, HACCP and SFDA-ready Arabic labels. Lead time 14–24 days DAP. Same-business-day quotes via WhatsApp or email — MOQ starts at 200 cartons LCL or one full 40ft reefer.
تصدير الملوخية المجمدة من مصر إلى المملكة العربية السعودية
تعمل يوروفان كأحد أبرز موردي الملوخية المجمدة من مصر إلى السوق السعودي. نوفر ملوخية خضراء IQF من مزارع دلتا النيل في البحيرة والشرقية، مقطعة بناعم 2-4 ملم، ومجمدة فردياً في أنفاق -35°م لحفظ اللون والقيمة الغذائية حتى الوصول إلى ميناء جدة الإسلامي أو ميناء الملك عبدالعزيز بالدمام.
عبواتنا متعددة لتناسب التجزئة (400 جم و800 جم)، وقطاع الخدمات الغذائية (2.5 كجم)، وقطاع الفنادق والمطاعم (10 كجم). كل شحنة مرفقة بشهادة الحلال، ISO 22000، HACCP، وشهادة المنشأ، مع ملصقات عربية جاهزة لاشتراطات الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء (SFDA). الحاوية 40 قدم RF تحمل من 1,800 إلى 2,200 كرتون حسب نوع التعبئة، ومدة الشحن 14 إلى 24 يومًا DAP حسب الوجهة.
للحصول على عرض سعر اليوم: راسلنا على واتساب أو البريد الإلكتروني، وسيرد قسم التصدير في نفس يوم العمل. كما يمكنك تصفح صفحاتنا العربية لمزيد من المنتجات المجمدة، بما فيها منتجات الزيتون للسعودية.
Request your Saudi quote
Tell us the port, packing and quantity. Our export desk replies the same business day with FOB Damietta and DAP Jeddah / Dammam pricing.