Los Angeles importer & distributor

Wholesale chiles & spices, from 50 lb to full containers.

For 25 years we've supplied kitchens, food manufacturers and distributors from our Los Angeles warehouse. Chiles, spices, herbs, beans and nuts in stock year-round, priced at today's market cost.

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  • 25 years in business
  • 75,000 sq ft warehouse in LA
  • SQF, GMP/HACCP & Kosher (MK Pareve) certified
  • ASTA member · FDA & USDA compliant
The Santa Maura Spice & Garlic Co. building on Central Avenue with dried chiles and spices
Our warehouse at 747 S Central Ave, Los Angeles

Shop by category

Nine aisles of the warehouse, from 50 lb of each product.

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The Heat Index

How hot do you need it?

Every dried chile we stock, on one Scoville scale. Pick a heat, compare flavors, add to your quote.

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  1. Ancho 1,000–2,000 SHU
  2. Guajillo 2,500–5,000 SHU
  3. Chipotle 5,000–10,000 SHU
  4. Arbol 15,000–30,000 SHU
  5. Pequin 30,000–60,000 SHU
  6. Habanero 100,000–350,000 SHU

Shop by cuisine

What your kitchen cooks, and the chiles and spices it runs on.

How ordering works

No prices online, because ours follow the market. You get one quote with every line priced.

  1. 1

    Build your list

    Add products and quantities from any page. Minimum 50 lb of each.

  2. 2

    We price it

    At current market cost, every line priced, in one email reply.

  3. 3

    Collect, or delivery in LA

    Collect from our dock at 746 Merchant St, take delivery within Los Angeles, or send your own freight carrier.

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Bulk & logistics

Built for volume

From a single 50 lb bag to 50 metric tons, collected from our Los Angeles dock or delivered within LA.

Bulk & logistics
  • 50 lbMinimum per product
  • PalletsLoaded for your carrier
  • TruckloadsFull truckloads from our dock
  • 50 MTOrders up to 50 metric tons
Bulk sacks of beans, chiles and spices

Most requested

Whole brown flax seeds in a white bowl set on a bed of more seeds

Flax Seeds – Whole

WholeMin. 50 lb
Flax Seeds – Whole are a bakery and cereal ingredient valued for texture and nutrition....
Whole tamarind pods, tan and curved, in a white bowl

Fresh Tamarind – Whole

WholeMin. 50 lb
Fresh Tamarind – Whole is the whole pod with its pulp intact, sold fresh rather...
Whole dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas) in a white bowl, with more around its base

Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) – Whole

WholeMin. 50 lb
Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) – Whole are dried chickpeas in a consistent, uniform size, which is...
Garlic salt, pale beige granules, in a white bowl

Garlic Salt

BlendMin. 50 lb
Garlic Salt combines savory garlic with fine salt in one balanced blend, so a kitchen...

Why buyers work with us

  • 25 yrsimporting and distributing from Los Angeles
  • 75,000square feet of warehouse space
  • 190products across nine categories
  • CertifiedSQF, GMP/HACCP and Kosher (MK Pareve); member of the American Spice Trade Association

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Warehouse
747 S Central Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Directions
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm
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