Ground Spices Manufacturer & Bulk Supplier in Malaysia

HEXA Food is one of Malaysia’s leading ground spices manufacturers and bulk suppliers. Since 2007, we have been producing premium ground spices for food manufacturers, hypermarket chains, restaurants, HORECA operators and export markets in over 12 countries. Our ground spice range covers more than 40 single-origin spices and blends — from everyday turmeric and cinnamon powders to specialty Carolina Reaper, Korean chili and Bentong ginger.

Our Ground Spice Range

We carefully select fresh, high-volatile-oil-content spices to ensure sharp aroma and nuanced flavor. Each batch is precisely ground, sieved and packed to deliver consistent flavor release in industrial cooking, retail seasoning blends, ready-to-cook applications and food manufacturing. Available ground spices include chili powders (mild to Carolina Reaper), peppers (black, white, Sarawak, Szechuan), warm spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cardamom, cloves), aromatic spices (cumin, coriander, fennel, star anise), Asian specialty spices (ginger, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime, belacan), and many more.

Our Chili Powder Range

HEXA produces more than 10 varieties of chili powder calibrated to specific Scoville heat levels and color profiles for different cuisines. Our range includes Paprika (Scoville ~2,000) for color and mild flavor, Standard Chili Powder #100 (~10,000 SHU) for Malaysian sambal and curries, Volcano Chili Powder (~80,000 SHU) for spicy variants, Cayenne Pepper (popular for Tex-Mex), Korean Chili Powder, Habanero (100,000–200,000 SHU), Carolina Reaper (the world’s hottest pepper), Jalapeño, Ancho, Green Chili, Chili Padi powder, and more.

Premium Sarawak & Specialty Spices

Our specialty range includes premium Sarawak black and white pepper powders, Ceylon cinnamon (true cinnamon) and Indonesian Cassia cinnamon, Bentong ginger powder (a sought-after Malaysian variety), Sumac powder, Sansho powder, Tamarind powder (asam keping), and Belacan powder. Each specialty product targets specific cuisine applications and gives our B2B clients access to premium ingredients with the same food safety guarantees as our core range.

Quality & Certifications

Every batch of HEXA ground spices is processed under stringent food safety systems. Our products are Halal-certified by JAKIM and produced under HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 — the global gold standard for food safety management. With three production facilities and a workforce of over 100, we deliver consistent quality at scale to multinational food manufacturers, retailers, and export clients across more than 12 countries.

B2B Supply & Private Label

We work with B2B clients on bulk supply, foodservice packaging and private label solutions. From foodservice zip-lock cartons (180g–500g) and retail zip-lock packs (10g–50g) to large bulk packs for factory use, our team can match the right format, pack size and lead time for your application. HEXA ground spices are supplied to major Malaysian retailers including Lotus’s, Aeon Big, Giant, Village Grocer, Checkers and B.I.G, and to food manufacturers and exporters worldwide.

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HEXA Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) — standard chili powder (~10,000 SHU)

HEXA Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) is our standard ground chili with a Scoville rating around 10,000 SHU — the workhorse chili for Malaysian sambal, curry dishes, marinades, sauces and processed foods. Balanced heat, rich red color and consistent particle size for industrial use. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Paprika Powder (Capsicum annuum) — mild deep-red paprika (~2,000 SHU)

HEXA Paprika Powder (Capsicum annuum) is a mild ground chili known for its deep red color and gentle flavor (Scoville rating around 2,000 SHU). Primarily used for color enhancement in sausages, stews, marinades, deviled eggs, Spanish and Hungarian dishes, and as a garnish. A staple for food manufacturers requiring vibrant red color without heat. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Volcano Chili Powder – Spicy chili powder (~80,000 SHU)

HEXA Volcano Chili Powder delivers serious heat at around 80,000 Scoville units — our most popular spicy variant. Used in fiery curries, spicy sambal, chili oil, Korean stews, Sichuan dishes, hot sauce production and processed snacks. Strong enough to dominate, balanced enough to retain flavor. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Cayenne Pepper Powder (Capsicum annuum) — Tex-Mex chili powder

HEXA Cayenne Pepper Powder (Capsicum annuum) is a bright red, moderately hot chili powder (~30,000–50,000 SHU) popular in Tex-Mex, Cajun, Creole, Caribbean and barbecue applications. Used in dry rubs, hot sauces, chicken wing seasoning, fried chicken coatings, marinades and snack seasonings. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Korean Chili Powder – Korean-style ground chili for K-food applications

HEXA Korean Chili Powder is a finely ground Korean-style chili powder with bright red color and authentic Korean heat profile. Essential for gochujang-style sauces, kimchi paste, Korean fried chicken seasoning, tteokbokki, Korean BBQ marinades and K-food applications. Riding the strong Korean food trend in Malaysia and globally. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Habanero Chili Powder (Capsicum chinense) — premium hot chili (100,000–200,000 SHU)

HEXA Habanero Chili Powder (Capsicum chinense) is made from one of the world’s hottest chilies, with a Scoville rating of 100,000–200,000 SHU. Originally from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, habanero delivers intense fruity heat ideal for premium hot sauces, Caribbean cuisine, Mexican dishes and specialty spicy applications. Available in retail, foodservice and bulk formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Carolina Reaper Powder – The world’s hottest chili pepper (~2,200,000 SHU)

HEXA Carolina Reaper Powder is made from the Carolina Reaper — the world’s hottest chili pepper at over 2,000,000 Scoville units. A specialty product for extreme hot sauce production, viral spicy challenge foods, novelty snacks and premium spicy applications. Use with caution. Available in small retail packs and bulk supply for food manufacturers. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Jalapeño Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) — mild Mexican chili (~5,000 SHU)

HEXA Jalapeño Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) is ground from green Mexican jalapeño peppers with a mild-to-medium heat (~5,000 SHU). Used in Tex-Mex cuisine, Mexican seasonings, cheese sauces (jalapeño cheese), nachos, fajita rubs and snack seasonings. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Ancho Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) — sweet smoky Mexican chili

HEXA Ancho Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) is ground from dried poblano peppers, with a mild heat (~1,000–1,500 SHU) and sweet, smoky, raisin-like flavor. Essential for authentic Mexican mole, enchilada sauces, taco seasonings, barbacoa, and Tex-Mex applications. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Green Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum)— green chili, ground

HEXA Green Chili Powder (Capsicum annuum) is made from dried green chilies, offering a fresher, more herbal heat compared to red chili powder. Used in Indian green curry blends, Thai-style seasonings, green sambal, salsa verde, marinades and specialty seasoning blends. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Chili Padi Powder (Capsicum frutescens) — Malaysian bird’s eye chili

HEXA Chili Padi Powder (Capsicum frutescens), also known as bird’s eye chili, is the small but fiery Southeast Asian chili widely used in Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese cuisine. Ground form delivers intense heat (50,000–100,000 SHU) ideal for sambal, kari, asam pedas, Thai curries and spicy condiments. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Black Pepper Powder (Piper nigrum) — premium Sarawak ground black pepper

HEXA Black Pepper Powder (Piper nigrum) is finely ground from premium Sarawak black peppercorns, delivering warm, woody, slightly lemony notes — the king of spices. Used in seasoning blends, marinades, dressings, soups, sauces, processed meats, snack seasonings and virtually every savory application. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA White Pepper Powder (Piper nigrum) — premium Sarawak ground white pepper

HEXA White Pepper Powder (Piper nigrum) is finely ground from premium Sarawak white peppercorns with the outer skin removed, delivering a sharp peppery bite without dark specks. Preferred for clean-color applications — cream sauces, mashed potatoes, fish dishes, Asian stir-fries, white soups, dim sum, and pale dishes where appearance matters. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Szechuan Pepper Powder (Zanthoxylum simulans) — Chinese Sichuan peppercorn, ground

HEXA Szechuan Pepper Powder (Zanthoxylum simulans) is ground Sichuan peppercorn known for its unique tingling, citrusy and mildly numbing sensation (ma la). Essential for Sichuan cuisine, Chinese hotpot, Xinjiang cumin lamb, mala dressings, mala wings and authentic Chinese applications. Available in retail, foodservice, bulk and private label formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

HEXA Sansho Powder (Zanthoxylum piperitum) — Japanese mountain pepper

HEXA Sansho Powder (Zanthoxylum piperitum) is the Japanese cousin of Szechuan peppercorn, with a similar tingling sensation but a brighter citrus, peppermint-like aroma. Essential for Japanese cuisine — unagi (grilled eel), shichimi togarashi blends, ramen toppings, and Japanese fusion dishes. Available in retail, foodservice and bulk formats. Halal, HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chili Powder:

A powder produced from the grinding of dried chilies. Chilies are the fruit of the Capsicum plant. Chili powder is fine to medium. Hexa Food Sdn. Bhd supplies different quality of Chili powder base on customers’ requirement and desire. Varieties of chili peppers used to make chili powder and the hotness levels are different.

We have more than 7 types of Chili powder, and here are the popular ones:

Paprika is mostly used to give maximum flavour and has a deep red color. The heat level of paprika powder is variable but it is low:  Scoville rating: 2,000.

Hexa Paprika Powder

 

Chili Powder Blend#100 has a Scoville heat rating of about 10,000, it’s common used for our Malaysian sambal and also curry dishes.

Chili Powder

For spicy variant, our most popular spicy chili will be our volcano chili powder, it has a Scoville heat rating of 80,000 and the price is not too expensive.

Hexa Volcano Chili Powder

Habanero is originally from the Capsicum Chinese family of peppers, of South American origin. It is planted exclusively in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and it was initially introduced from Cuba which can explain well why it is named “Habanero”.

The Habanero is known as one of the hottest chilis in the world. A tiny piece of Habanero in your mouth can cause an intensive and prolonged oral suffering.

This chili is available in a few different colours such as: green, yellow, scarlet and deep red. Scoville units: 100,000-200,000. We have only limited stocks of habanero dried pods and powder.

We also have cayenne pepper powder which is popular for Tex-Mexican dishes.

Cayenne Pepper Powder

 

Hexa Food Sdn. Bhd is a chili powder manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers in Malaysia.

 

Tamarind Powder:

Tamarind Powder is popular in many cuisines all around the world which is often used as condiment and souring agent. Tamarind has a strong sour taste and it can be pair well with Indian lentil and curry dishes. Tamarind is a brown bean-pod fruit which comes from the tamarind tree.

Tamarind Powder is typically used in seasoning blends.

Tamarind (also known as Asam Keping)

Hexa Food Sdn. Bhd is a Tamarind Powder manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers in Malaysia.

Ground Nutmeg:

Nutmeg is a seed from the genus Myristica. Myristica fragrans is an evergreen tree with dark-leaved. This tree is cultivated mainly for producing nutmeg and mace which are two spices derived from Myristica fruits.

Mace is a very beautiful and bright red skin found around the nutmeg aromatic seed. It can be used in cooking and also as a medical spice. The bright red skin is dried until it gets a brownish orange color. It is more delicate than nutmeg and often used in fish and meat preservation.

 

 

Nutmeg is a brown seed positioned inside of the mace. It has a unique flavor, strong aromatic smell and is usually consumed as a culinary spice and widely used for baking. Nutmeg can reduce anxiety, sound sleep, better digestion, and cure colds and flu.

Hexa Food Sdn. Bhd is a Nutmeg and Mace manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers in Malaysia.

 

Cinnamon powder:

Cinnamon powder comes from the bark of evergreen tropical trees. Cinnamon quills are produced by peeling off the inside of the bark of the tree

There are two most common types of cinnamon: Ceylon and Cassia. Ceylon and Cassia are both cinnamon, but from different parts of the world and from slightly different types of trees.

Cassia Cinnamon is the cinnamon you typically find in majority of grocery stores.

Hexa Indonesian Cassia Cinnamon Powder

Ceylon grows exclusively in Sri Lanka and it usually be referred to as “true Cinnamon”.

Apart from usage of Cinnamon in cooking and baking it has health benefit. The main reason behind cinnamon’s abundant health benefits is its high anti-oxidant level.

Hexa Food Sdn. Bhd is a Ceylon and Cassia Cinnamon Powder manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers in Malaysia.

 

Other Spices:

Turmeric Powder

 

 

 

 

Cumin is an annual mediterranean herb (Cuminum Cyminum) in the parsley family. It has finely divided leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers. Cumin has a rich, slightly bitter, sharp, earthy and warm flavour with a persistent pungency. Use sparingly.

 

The dried coriander seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking. Coriander is used just as much in sweet dishes as it is in savory ones. It is an essential ingredient in many curries and gravies with a mild aroma instigating the appetite.

 

Cloves are the unopened pink flower buds of the evergreen clove tree. Since cloves (especially grounded ones) have a very intense flavor, care should be taken when deciding how much to use in a recipe.

 

Cardamom is a very useful ingredient that is considered to be one of the most expensive spices. It has a strong aromatic smell and a warm like flavor.

 

Illicium verum, commonly known as star anise, star aniseseed or Chinese star anise is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavour. It is obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a medium-sized native evergreen tree of northeast Vietnam and southwest China.

 

Fenugreek seeds are used as seasoning in many dishes or in powdered form to mix with rice. The health benefits of adding a moderate quantity of fenugreek seeds (or leaves) in the diet is considerable. It has a slight bitter taste.

 

Poppy seeds are added into a recipe for thickness, texture and flavour. It is quite hard to grind them while they are raw. Therefore, it is normally dry fried and then mixed with a little water to get the right paste consistency.

 

Lemongrass is one of the most important spice in Thai cuisine. This herb has long, thin gray-green leaves and a scallion-like base. The flavour of lemongrass is refreshingly tart, clean and citrus-like with peppery notes.

 

 

 

 

 

Allspice is the dried fruit of Pimenta dioica plant. The fruit are picked when green and unripe and are traditionally sun dried. Allspice is one of the most important ingredient in Caribbean cuisine.