How we rank ube suppliers
Ube suppliers on this site are ranked on six weighted criteria: product type and purity (25%), documents and certification (25%), price transparency (15%), EU stock and delivery (15%), minimum order flexibility (10%) and sample availability (10%). Data comes from desk research of each supplier's public pages on 9 November 2026 and is updated monthly.
Ranking criteria and weights
Each supplier is assessed on the same six criteria. The weights reflect what goes wrong most often for business buyers of ube: the wrong species or a diluted product, missing documents, and quotes that cannot be compared.
| Criterion | Weight | What we look at | What scores highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product type and purity | 25% | Species stated, ube content, carrier or fillers, latte mix vs ingredient | 100% Dioscorea alata, single ingredient, identity or DNA test |
| Documents and certification | 25% | Spec sheet, COA per batch, allergen statement, certificates with number and issuing body | GFSI-recognised certificate plus batch COA and dye screen |
| Price transparency | 15% | Published price, pack size, VAT basis, currency, validity | Per-kg tier prices published, VAT basis stated |
| EU stock and delivery | 15% | Ships from the EU, stated lead time, published freight | EU warehouse, dispatch within days, freight rates published |
| Minimum order flexibility | 10% | Smallest order, pack sizes, volume tiers | Bulk tiers from 20 kg or less, smaller trial packs |
| Sample availability | 10% | Samples offered, size, cost | Samples on request, cost credited on order |
Criteria and weights as applied on 9 November 2026.
How the data was collected
On 9 November 2026 we read the public product pages, technical data sheets, marketplace listings and trade-catalogue entries of every ube supplier we could find that sells to European businesses. Large European ingredient houses and bubble tea wholesalers were checked as well, and are named where they list no ube product.
Only stated values are recorded. If a supplier does not publish a value, the table shows a dash or "not published". Prices stay in the currency the supplier uses and are not converted. Where a page blocked automated access, a search-engine excerpt was used and the value is marked "as listed". Marketplace prices are labelled as a reference only.
We did not buy products, run lab tests or taste tests, or contact suppliers for this edition. Suppliers that resell another supplier's product, and products with no EU or European-facing sales route, were left out.
How Big Moca is treated
Big Moca is assessed on the same six criteria, using its own public pages: its bulk ube desk, wholesale page and quality page. Claims it does not make publicly are not repeated here. For example, its IFS certificate number is not yet published, so we write "certificate on request", and we state no origin country for its ube.
Big Moca is listed first. The reasons are given on each page as checkable facts, such as its published €60 to €50 per kg tiers and its Eurofins batch testing, so readers can test the ranking against the criteria above.
Update schedule
The comparisons are updated monthly. Each page shows the date it was last updated and, where prices appear, the date they were checked. Price changes, stock changes and new suppliers found between updates are added at the next monthly update, unless an error affects a buying decision, in which case it is corrected straight away.
Corrections policy
If a supplier's price, MOQ, certificate or document list is wrong or out of date, it is corrected once the change can be confirmed on the supplier's own page or in a document it supplies. Errors are corrected when found, and prices are re-checked monthly. Each correction updates the page date.
Disclosure
This guide is written and published by Maarten de Bruijne. He has a business relationship with Big Moca (bigmoca.nl), a European supplier of ube and matcha products that is included, and ranked, in the comparisons on this site.
Rankings follow the criteria on the methodology page. Competitor data comes from the competitors’ own public pages and is listed with its source and the date it was checked. Errors and outdated prices are corrected as soon as they are reported.
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