Frequently asked questions
How to shop?
You can buy our products directly from the website in SHOP section.
If you prefer to order by email, just send us a list of products, delivery address and your phone number to our email:shop@divine-spices.ie
Our products are also available in stores, farmers markets, cafes and restaurants in various locations in Ireland. List of stores can be found in the section STORES/ RESTAURANTS.
Which kind of shipping you provide?
Shipments of goods are provided via Fastway courier and An Post services.
How long does it take to process my order?
Processing of orders can take up to 2 working days.
How long the shipping does takes?
Delivery takes approximately 2-3 working days.
How long is the warranty period?
We are a restaurant, coffe shop, health store, food manufacturer, who we should contact in case of interest in a wholesale?
How to get wholesale price list?
Are you cooperating with bloggers or Facebook pages?
What makes coconut sugar different from cane, brown and white sugar?
The amazing caramel flavor is a huge difference between coconut sugar and cane sugar. A low glycemic index 35 (index of cane sugar is 58; the index of brown and white sugar is 64). Coconut sugar is a natural sweetener suitable for weight control, improves blood glucose and lipids.
It supplies energy in your body which helps in your daily activities without the sudden rise in blood sugar which normally happen after consuming cane, brown and white sugar.
Another advantage is the higher mineral content comparing to other sweeteners. Coconut sugar vs brown sugar has two times higher content of iron, four times higher magnesium content and ten times higher zinc content.
It’s very tasty, healthy, have a long expiry period and above all it is a natural sweetener, which is, moreover, very rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It is purely natural, unrefined goodness prepared by hand and with love.
Thanks to its caramel – like taste, because of which it is applicable wherever you can imagine. It has extensive usability. For example, as a sweetener for coffee, tea, cocoa, cocktails can be used as an ingredients for baking; cakes, ice – cream, puddings, it is also a substitute for other natural sugars and syrups which is used in various desserts, sauces and pies.
Try this amazing caramel flavor coconut sugar, wherever you can it is not only good in health it is also very beneficial for your health.
Which part of the coconut palm is used for production of coconut sugar? What is the process of production?
Coconut sugar is made from the nectar (sap) of the flowers of the coconut palm tree. The whole production process is illustrated in our beautiful video on our website.
Are we kind to nature? Are we practising sustainable agriculture?
We respect the nature, that’s a main part of our corporate philosophy. Our products are packed in recyclable paper boxes. If customers ask about flyers, we print them on paper from recycled waste.
Our main product of coconut sugar sweetener has been declared the greenest in the world. You ask why?
The reason is simple; coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) are very beneficial for nature. They can grow in areas with low water content and still produce high quality nectar. They are known to enhance the significantly quality of the soil. In comparison, with cane or sugar beet, coconut trees produces one hectare about 50-75% more sugar and use just 1/3 of water and nutrients.
Besides ability of producing coconut sugar, the “tree of life” is also known for its further use.
Coconut tree does not only gives food, coconut milk and cooking oil but the leaves are used for the building of the house’s roofs, the production of fiber mats and the clothes, the shell can be used as tableware and for decorative items, and the sweet sap from the flowers produces not only coconut sugar but alcohol as well.
Young coconuts are used for their delicious and top nutritious coconut water, riped coconuts (well known from supermarkets, brown colour nuts) are great for pulp and making coconut milk.
Coconut trees are also called as the “Tree of Life”, greatly improves the lives of many farmers in areas where it is grown.
For people who do not live in the tropics, coconut palm is probably only synonymous for vacation somewhere in the tropics. But for people who live in the tropics, coconut palm means much more.
Indonesians says that its fruits “have so many uses, that every day of the year can be used in different way.”
Attention!!!: Please do not confuse the Palm oil plant (Elaeis guineensis or Attalea Maripa), which produces palm oil with Coconut tree, which is coconut sugar produced from.
Palm oil plant is a plant that devastates the environment, as it produces oil for only a period of about 3-5 years, leaving years of virtually a dead land, without nutrients. Planting Palm oil plants undermine the entire ecosystem, such as, on the island of Sumatra, Borneo, but also in Malaysia and Thailand, Amazonia.
Our products come from completely different trees, called Cocos nucifera.
How our cooperation with farmers and community support looks like?
We follow rules of Direct Trade, products go directly from the farmer to the customer, that’s why we have every step of production, quality control and care of people under control.
We use ingredients from the group of farmers who comply with the rules of organic farming, we work with for years. We have created a beautiful, long-term relationship with them on the bases of fair trade, trust and friendship.
We teach, motivate and encourage farmers to independent them and help them to become producers and final processors of healthy products instead of selling unprocessed raw goods. In this way, their living conditions improved significantly.
Within our social program, we support orphans and the elderly in the communities we produce our products.
How we guarantee the highest quality in the market?
Where are the farms situated?
Farms are situated in central and east part of Indonesian islands of Java.
This project fulfills our souls; it becomes a way and destiny of our life. We woke up with a good feeling that we can make people happy and to create something that is beneficial for many. Happy farmers and the community on one hand, and happy satisfied customers on the other hand, because of this method, we deliver the best quality species with healthy ingredients, and we believe that we are doing something great for people health and support the lives of many others.
We are fascinated with Javanese people and their huge kind hearts. Working with these unique people and using exotic ingredients, such as, premium coffee, vanilla, spices, coconut sugar, turmeric etc. It is simply a gift to our life.