Nutmeg Oil Supplier from Aceh, Indonesia

How an order works

Sample first. Paper first.

You tell us the specification
End use, monthly volume, and any limits you work to. We reply within one working day, Medan time (UTC+7).
We send a sample and its report
The sample comes from a real lot, with the laboratory GC-MS report for that same lot.
We confirm in writing
Volume, price, packing and lead time, stated for this order. If we cannot supply it, we say so at this step.
We ship the lot you tested
The oil you receive is the lot the sample was drawn from. We keep a retained sample of every lot we ship.

The product

Aceh nutmeg oil

Essential oil of nutmeg, distilled in South Aceh and sold in bulk to flavour, fragrance and personal care manufacturers.

We do not publish a single set of numbers for all our oil, because oil from small stills varies from lot to lot. What we publish is the report for the lot you are buying.

Many flavour and fragrance buyers set limits on myristicin, safrole and methyl eugenol. Each report shows them, so you can check the lot against your own limits.

Product: Nutmeg essential oil, bulk
Botanical source: Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Raw material: Nutmeg kernel
Origin: Tapaktuan and nearby districts, South Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
Reference standard: ISO 3215, oil of nutmeg, Indonesian type. Tell us if you work to a different standard.
Reported per lot: Relative density, refractive index, optical rotation, and a GC-MS profile of the main components
Documents: Certificate of analysis, lot label, commercial invoice and packing list. Other documents on request.
Packing: HDPE drum, or as requested
Minimum order: 50 kg. Regular orders up to the monthly volume stated below.

The product

South Aceh patchouli oil

Essential oil of patchouli, from a South Aceh network and sold in bulk to flavour, fragrance and personal care manufacturers.

The figures on the right are the certificate of analysis for the lot that sets our current supply. As with nutmeg, we publish the report for the lot you are buying rather than a single promised number, since oil from small stills varies lot to lot.

Product: Patchouli essential oil, bulk
Botanical source: Pogostemon cablin Benth.
Origin: South Aceh, Indonesia
Reference standard: SNI 2385:2019, Indonesian patchouli oil standard
Appearance: Liquid, varying viscosity, yellow to reddish-brown
Odor: Characteristic, earthy, persistent
Relative density, 20 °C: 0.962 (standard range 0.940–0.985)
Refractive index, 20 °C: 1.5127 (standard range 1.5040–1.5150)
Optical rotation, 20 °C: −63.5° (standard range −65° to −40°)
Solubility, 90% ethanol: Clear at 1:10 (standard: clear or slight opalescence at 1:10)
Acid value: 7.0 (standard maximum 15)
Patchouli alcohol, by GC: 31.0% (standard range 25–35%)
Ester value: 9.79 (standard maximum 20)
Documents: Certificate of analysis, lot label, commercial invoice and packing list. Other documents on request.
Packing: HDPE drum, or as requested
Minimum order: 50 kg. Exception for first orders: a 25 kg trial lot, in an HDPE drum.
Lead time: 30 days after order
Shipping terms: FOB Belawan, Incoterms 2020
Payment: T/T or L/C at sight

Lab results

Two nutmeg sources and one patchouli lot. Choose on the numbers.

An independent laboratory analysed these samples by GC-MS on 9 October 2026 (report dated 12 October 2026). The figures show what is in each oil, as a share of the measured peaks. They are not yet a certificate of analysis: the signed report, with the physical tests against ISO 3215 and the SNI standard, is still to come. Ask us for the full chromatograms.

Nutmeg oil, two sources in our Tapaktuan network
Component	Source A	Source B
Sabinene	34.2%	33.2%
Pinene (first peak)	19.6%	19.5%
Myristicin	12.9%	11.0%
Terpinen-4-ol	5.1%	6.3%
Limonene	5.5%	5.5%
Gamma-terpinene	5.3%	5.5%
Beta-pinene	4.4%	4.4%
Safrole	1.3%	2.7%
Isoeugenol	0.7%	0.4%
Methyl eugenol	not reported	not reported

Laboratory sample numbers: Source A 003/MP/26, Source B 004/MP/26. Compound names are as matched by the laboratory's library software.

Which source to choose

The two oils are close on almost every component. The difference that matters is safrole: Source A has about half as much as Source B, and slightly more myristicin. If your product has a safrole limit, start with Source A. Tell us which source you want when you order, and your lot comes from that source only.

Patchouli oil, South Aceh, lot tested 9 October 2026
Component	Share
Patchouli alcohol	30.5%
Delta-guaiene	21.0%
Alpha-guaiene	17.1%
Seychellene	9.8%
Alpha-patchoulene	5.5%
Caryophyllene	4.5%
Beta-patchoulene	2.5%
Pogostol	2.2%

This is a different lot from the certificate in the patchouli section above (patchouli alcohol 31.0%). Each lot is reported separately.

Origin

The coast behind the oil.

Tapaktuan · approx. 3.26° N, 97.18° E · 9 to 10 hours by road from Medan

Tapaktuan sits on the south-west coast of Aceh, nine to ten hours by road from Medan. Behind the town the hills rise toward the Leuser Ecosystem, more than 2.6 million hectares of forest and the last place on earth where the Sumatran elephant, rhino, tiger and orangutan are still found in one area. Between the sea and that forest, families have grown nutmeg for generations. It is one of the main sources of income here.

The gardens have had hard years. Since 2001, stem borer and root fungus have taken many of the trees, and families living this close to the forest have few other ways to earn. We believe a fair market for nutmeg helps keep these hillsides under trees.

Hamparan Mandiri has been working with a local NGO to help nutmeg farmers here reach a wider market. That is our part of the work: bringing the oil to buyers the district could not reach on its own.

The oil is made the way it has long been made here. The nutmeg kernel goes into the still in one charge, over a wood fire, at four stills owned by four local producers. We sell it as it comes from those stills, not blended with oil from other origins and with nothing added. Every lot is tested by GC-MS, so you can read its purity on a report, and we tell you which stills supplied your lot.

Researchers have proposed a geographical indication for Tapaktuan and Blangpidie nutmeg. As far as we know it is not registered, so we state the place of origin and do not use a protected name.

GardensSmallholder nutmeg trees in South Aceh
StillsLocal distillers in and around Tapaktuan
MedanLot sampled, tested, packed and documented
YouThe same lot you tested, with its report

From the field

South Aceh, up close.

From kernel to oil in 49 seconds. Music: Ya Adheeman by Ahmed Bukhatir.

Nutmeg seeds in shell and red mace spread on blue sheets in the sun — Nutmeg seeds and mace drying in the sun, South Aceh.

Three brick furnaces with steel vessels on top, one with a wood fire burning — A wood-fired still in South Aceh. Brick furnaces heat the vessels from below.

Supply

What we can supply, stated plainly.

1,500–2,000 kgper month · nutmeg oil · confirmed in writing for each order

What stands behind the number

This is the volume the distillers in our Tapaktuan network tell us they can supply each month. We check it again for every order, and we put the confirmed volume and lead time in writing before you commit.

Why we do not promise more

South Aceh's nutmeg gardens were hit by stem borer and root fungus from 2001. Reported output fell from 4,937 tonnes a year to about 320 tonnes, and the gardens are still recovering. A seller who promises unlimited Aceh nutmeg oil is guessing. We quote what we can verify.

Production figures as reported by Mongabay Indonesia, 2015, citing the South Aceh forestry and plantation office.

Nature

Three commitments you can check.

Nutmeg is a tree crop. The trees stand for decades and the hillsides stay under canopy. That is a good starting point, and it is not the same as proof. These are the things we commit to, and how you can hold us to each one.

Land

We ask every supplier which villages their nutmeg comes from. We do not buy oil made from nutmeg grown on newly cleared forest land.

How to checkAsk us for the village list for your lot.
Fuel

Small stills in South Aceh are fired with wood. We record where each still gets its fuel, and we tell you. We do not describe our oil as low carbon.

How to checkAsk us for the fuel record of the stills behind your lot.
Gardens

Farmers in South Aceh have answered the die-off with their own methods, including grafting nutmeg onto wild rootstock. As our volumes grow we plan to support replanting, and we will report only what we have actually done.

How to checkAsk us what we have done so far. Today the answer is short.

We hold no organic, halal or sustainability certificate today, and no third party has audited these commitments. If your market requires a certificate, tell us and we will say plainly whether we can get there.

Range

One method, more than one crop.

We started with nutmeg oil because it is the supply we know best. Every product we add is sold the same way: named origin, sample and report first, volume confirmed in writing.

Available now

Nutmeg oil

Tapaktuan, South Aceh. 1,500–2,000 kg per month, minimum order 50 kg. Sample and lot report on request.

Available now

Patchouli oil

South Aceh. 500 kg per month, minimum order 50 kg (25 kg trial lot for a first order). Sample and lot report on request.

On enquiry

Mace oil

Essential oil from the red aril of the nutmeg fruit, from the same South Aceh network.

On enquiry

Nutmeg goods

Massage oil, nutmeg syrup and nutmeg sweets made by home producers in Tapaktuan.

Planned

Gayo coffee

Arabica from the Gayo highlands of Aceh. Not yet on offer. Tell us if you want to be told when it is.

Who you are dealing with

A small company that answers.

Hamparan Mandiri is a young trading company. We are not the largest supplier you will find, and we do not pretend to be. What we offer is a direct line to one origin, a named person who answers, and paperwork you can verify.

Hasan standing beside tall steel vessels inside a distillery shed — Hasan at a nutmeg oil distillery in South Aceh.

Legal name: PT Hamparan Hijau Mandiri
Registration: Indonesian limited company (PT) with an NIB business licence. Company documents shared on request.
Office: Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Your contact: Hasan
Email: hasan@hamparan.org
WhatsApp: +62 811 6042 057
Reply time: Within one working day, Medan time (UTC+7)

Enquire

Tell us what you need.

Fill this in and we will draft your enquiry as an email. The more exact your specification, the more exact our answer. You can also message Hasan on WhatsApp at +62 811 6042 057.

Indonesian nutmeg oil from Tapaktuan, South Aceh.