Butterfly pea has moved well beyond specialist tea shops. Blue lattes, colour-changing lemonades, sky-blue sponges and pastel gelato are now regular sights in European cafés and dessert shops, and product developers are looking at the flower as a blue colour ingredient for drinks, bakery and confectionery.
Once a business decides to use it regularly, buying becomes a supply question rather than a shopping one. Volume, consistency between batches, documentation, delivery and payment terms matter as much as the powder itself. The Organic Labs Sweden AB supplies butterfly pea flower powder (Clitoria ternatea) in bulk to professional buyers across Europe, from a single 25 kg drum to pallets and recurring tonne volumes, stocked and shipped from Sweden.
The Product: 100% Butterfly Pea Flower Powder
Our bulk butterfly pea powder is a single-ingredient product made from dried butterfly pea flowers, finely milled. The key points from the product specification:
- Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea
- Ingredients: 100% butterfly pea flower
- Colour: vivid blue to deep indigo
- Taste: very mild, earthy and slightly floral; generally neutral in applications
- Diet: vegan
- Packaging: 25 kg drum
- Storage: cool, dry place below 25 °C
- Shelf life: 2 years from production date
Because the flavour is so mild, butterfly pea is mainly bought for its colour. It is also known for changing colour with acidity: add lemon and the blue turns purple, which many cafés and bars make part of the drink.
Bulk Volumes from One Drum to Tonnes
Professional demand for butterfly pea varies widely. A café adding one blue drink to the menu needs far less than a beverage producer running a seasonal range. Supply is therefore organised in tiers, all based on 25 kg drums:
- 25 kg (1 × 25 kg drum): cafés, bakeries and product developers testing butterfly pea on the menu.
- 50 kg (2 × 25 kg drums): bakeries, dessert brands and café groups with steady sales.
- 100 kg (4 × 25 kg drums): HoReCa groups and beverage producers using butterfly pea year round.
- 500 kg pallet (20 × 25 kg drums): food manufacturers, ice cream producers and distributors.
- 1,000 kg and above: call-off deliveries of up to 60 t per month for industrial production, private label and wholesale supply.
The minimum order is one 25 kg drum. Prices depend on volume, destination and how often you order, so every quote is prepared individually and stated excluding VAT.
Who Buys Butterfly Pea Powder in Bulk
Bulk butterfly pea powder goes to a wide range of professional kitchens and producers:
- cafés and coffee shops, for blue lattes, iced drinks, smoothies and milkshakes
- bubble tea businesses, for butterfly pea milk teas and layered boba drinks
- bakeries and pastry kitchens, for cakes, sponges, doughnuts, cookies, fillings and creams
- ice cream and gelato makers, for blue and colour-changing frozen desserts
- beverage producers, confectionery makers and food manufacturers developing blue products
- distributors supplying their own customers in foodservice and retail
Each group has its own priorities. Cafés usually care most about a quick, repeatable preparation, which we cover in our guide to butterfly pea powder for cafés and coffee shops. Manufacturers need dosage trials, process testing and documentation, covered in our article on butterfly pea powder for food manufacturers.
Documentation and Food Safety
Professional buyers need paperwork before an ingredient goes into production. We work under an ISO 22000 food safety management system with HACCP-based procedures implemented, and documentation is prepared for the batch you receive rather than as a generic file.
- ISO 22000 certification covering handling, storage and dispatch of the powder we supply
- HACCP-based procedures, so food safety hazards are identified and controlled
- registered food facility in the Swedish sanitary registry
- certificate of analysis (COA) issued per batch, with the batch number you receive
- technical data sheet (TDS) with the full product specification, including nutritional values and analysis parameters
- ingredient and allergen declaration for your labelling
For confidentiality, certificates and technical documents are sent by email with your quote, usually within 24 hours of your request.
Capacity and Supply Planning
Butterfly pea is a harvested crop, and a production plan should not depend on when the next harvest arrives. We hold finished stock in Sweden and plan supply with our partners across the season, with a supply capacity of 60 tonnes per month, confirmed with your order.
For recurring or multi-tonne volumes, we can reserve production against your forecast and deliver on a call-off schedule. That way we can commit to volume in writing before you build butterfly pea into your production plan.
Sourcing Butterfly Pea from Within Europe
Butterfly pea grows in warm, tropical regions far from Europe. A business that buys directly from overseas has to manage international freight, import procedures and a long supply chain on its own.
Buying from stock held in Europe is a simpler route for many buyers. Our powder is stocked and shipped from Sweden to customers in the EU and EEA, and approved clients can pay by invoice in 30, 60 or 90 days.
How Ordering Works
- Send your request. Tell us the quantity, delivery country, application and expected annual volume.
- Receive a quote and documents. We reply by email with price, dispatch date and the documents you asked for.
- Test a sample. Check colour, taste and performance in your own recipe first.
- Delivery from Sweden. The order is dispatched from our warehouse to your door.
We reply within 24 hours on working days. If you prefer email, write to info@theorganiclabs.com.
What to Check When Choosing a Supplier
Price per kilogram is only one part of the comparison. Professional buyers should also look at:
- botanical identity: the product should be Clitoria ternatea, with butterfly pea flower as the only ingredient
- colour in your own application, not only in the drum, since the dosage needed for your target shade decides the real cost
- batch documentation, traceability and how quickly documents arrive
- capacity and stock, especially if your sales are seasonal
- pack format, storage requirements and shelf life
- payment terms and how quotes are structured
Our guide on where to buy butterfly pea powder in Europe goes through these points in more detail.
Request a Quote for Bulk Butterfly Pea Powder
To request pricing, a COA, the TDS or a sample, use the form on our Bulk Butterfly Pea Powder 25kg page and choose the volume closest to your need. If you work with several colours, you will find the full range on our bulk powders page. For home cooks and small trials, the Butterfly Pea Powder 70g and Butterfly Pea Powder 500g packs are available in our shop.
