Grade A BBQ Charcoal — 100% Coconut Shell
Grade A is our pure 100% coconut-shell BBQ charcoal briquette — not a blend — with white-silver ash, low smoke, and the highest fixed carbon and longest burn on the ladder; it is the grade Japanese and Korean buyers specify, available in hexagonal and pillow shapes.
100% coconut shell — not a blend. Grade A is the cleanest-burning charcoal we make: white-silver ash, low smoke, the highest fixed carbon and the longest, steadiest burn on the ladder. It is the grade Japanese and Korean buyers specify. Sold from finished, lab-graded stock in hexagonal and pillow shapes. Engineered for BBQ and grilling — not shisha.
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Grade A is 100% coconut shell. There is no hardwood, no softwood, and no bamboo in it — unlike our Grade B and Grade C, which are disclosed coconut + hardwood blends. That purity is what produces the white-silver ash (not pure bright-white, which can signal chemical treatment) and the low smoke that the Japanese and Korean grilling trade demand. The binder is natural, additive-free, food-grade tapioca (cassava) starch; low sulfur.
Specifications
The figures below are our own product values and are published only from an accredited COA — until ours is complete each cell shows a pending-lab placeholder with the test method cited, never a benchmark dressed up as our number. Composition-derived values (ash, fixed carbon, volatile matter, moisture, calorific, sulfur) are identical across shapes; burn time and surface temperature are shape-sensitive, so hexagonal and pillow are shown side by side.
| Parameter | Hexagonal | Pillow |
|---|---|---|
| Ash content (% (dry basis)) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 |
| Fixed carbon (% (dry basis)) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 |
| Volatile matter (% (dry basis)) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 |
| Moisture (as received) (%) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 |
| Calorific value (gross) (kcal/kg) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D5865 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D5865 |
| Total sulfur (%) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D4239 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D4239 |
| Burn time (min) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Internal burn test — piece size & test conditions stated on the COA | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Internal burn test — piece size & test conditions stated on the COA |
| Max surface temperature (°C) | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions |
EU Compliance — EN 1860-2
Every grade is engineered to clear the EN 1860-2:2023 briquette floor for grilling charcoal: fixed carbon ≥ 60%, ash ≤ 18%, bulk density ≥ 130 kg/m³. Grade A is engineered to clear that floor; the limits below are the standard, and our own measured values are published only from the accredited COA once issued — the COA and supporting compliance documents live in the import certificate library.
| Requirement | EN 1860-2 limit |
|---|---|
| Fixed carbon | ≥ 60 % (dry basis) |
| Ash content | ≤ 18 % (dry basis) |
| Bulk density | ≥ 130 kg/m³ |
Burn Test
We document a timed burn-down — mass remaining and surface temperature at 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90 minutes — as a photographed sequence plus a logged curve. Until our own accredited burn test is complete, every measured value below is shown as a pending-lab placeholder with its method cited; the intervals and the test design are fixed.
| Interval (min) | Photo | Mass remaining (%) | Surface temp (°C) | Documented phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Lighting — edges catching |
| 5 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Flame front spreading |
| 10 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Ashing over, approaching cooking heat |
| 20 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Steady cooking heat |
| 30 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Even peak-heat window |
| 45 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Sustained heat |
| 60 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Past peak, still cooking |
| 90 | ⚠ Pending — company data | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Gravimetric (balance), stated conditions | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions | Coaling down / tailing off |
Close-up burn video
⚠ Pending — company data
Close-up burn-test video pending. VideoObject structured data is emitted once a real video URL, thumbnail, and date exist — never before (no placeholder in schema).
Grade A vs Reference Brands
How Grade A is positioned against well-known reference brands. Competitor figures are independently reported third-party test data — never our measurements, and never invented; brands without a published figure show an em dash. Our own Grade A figures stay pending until the accredited COA lands.
| Brand / product | Type | Ash (independently reported) | Temperature behaviour (independently reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Grade A (coconut-shell briquette) | Coconut-shell briquette | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · ASTM D1762 | ⚠ Pending accredited lab · Thermocouple, stated conditions |
| Kingsford | Commodity briquette benchmark | ≈ 6.8% | ≈ ±85 °F across the batch |
| FOGO | Premium oak lump | ≈ 2.3% | ≈ 12 min to max temp; 750 °F+ for 45 min+; ≈ ±12 °F over 8 h |
| Royal Oak | Natural briquette + lump | — | — |
| Jealous Devil | Premium quebracho lump | — | — |
| B&B | Competition briquettes | — | — |
| Rockwood | Lump | — | — |
| Hydro / BUCOCO | Coconut-cube BBQ entrants (direct comparators) | — | — |
Pricing
Indicative market pricing for coconut BBQ charcoal runs roughly $1,150–1,500 per tonne FOB — an industry benchmark, grade- and packaging-dependent, not our quote. Our Grade A FOB price is issued per enquiry against the volume tiers below:
| Order volume (t) | FOB price |
|---|---|
| 1 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 5 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 10 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 15 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 20 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 25 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
| 50 | ⚠ Pending — company data |
Packaging Add-Ons
Standard packaging is a master carton → inner pack → wrap structure, loaded palletless. Private-label printing, custom inner-pack counts, and retail-ready cartons are available as add-ons and quoted against your specification:
⚠ Pending — company data
Packaging add-on pricing (private-label print, inner-pack counts, retail cartons) is quoted per specification with your RFQ.
Questions
Grade A is 100% coconut shell — not a blend. It contains no hardwood, no softwood, and no bamboo. Our blended grades are B and C, and their blend is disclosed.
Because pure coconut shell produces white-silver ash and low smoke with high, steady heat — the profile Japanese and Korean grilling buyers specify. We describe the ash as white-silver, not pure bright-white, which can indicate chemical treatment.
We publish those only from our own accredited COA, with the test method cited (ash and fixed carbon by ASTM D1762). Until that COA is issued, the spec table shows pending-lab placeholders rather than a benchmark presented as our value.
It is engineered to clear the EN 1860-2:2023 briquette floor — fixed carbon ≥ 60%, ash ≤ 18%, bulk density ≥ 130 kg/m³ — and our measured values are published only from the accredited COA. The COA and supporting documents are in the import certificate library.
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