Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Chikka Chikka
1.Where is Chikka Chikka made?
Chikka Chikka is made in the Hudson Valley in New York State. We produce and package our tins in cooperation with a non-profit in Poughkeepsie, NY that provides employment opportunities to veterans and people with disabilities.
2.What kind of facility is it made in? Is it made where there are nuts, gluten?
The facility is a gluten-free and nut-free facility. They do mostly packaging and shipping for food brands and they roast coffee.
3. Where do your ingredients come from?
The maple syrup is local from New York. The coriander, fennel, and cardamom, are from India. The cinnamon is from Sri Lanka. The mint is from Oregon.
4. Why don't you have those colorful balls that I've seen in other mixes? I love those.
We like bright colors also! But we like them better on the packaging and not in our bodies. Those colorful balls are made from sugar and artificial colors and flavors. We wanted to make something healthier.
5. How is Chikka Chikka made?
We slow roast the fennel with maple syrup and then mix the rest of the ingredients.
6. How much do I need to take?
½ teaspoon at a time. Maybe limit yourself to one tin per day. Good luck ;)
7. Is Chikka Chikka organic?
Not all ingredients, but the maple syrup, beet powder, cinnamon, mint, and spirulina are organic. We are currently looking for organic fennel and split coriander. More importantly, we have had everything tested by a third party lab (EMSL), and they show no traces of pesticides.
8. When did you start your company?
January 2024. We launched to the world at the Good Food Mercantile in June 2024
9. Why did you start your business?
Sabeen has a fennel seed habit that is a bit out of control. She would roast her own seeds and sweeten and mix them because she couldn’t find a product out there that wasn’t filled with artificial junk. When we brought some on a hiking trip with our friends Joel and Molly they loved it saying ‘we would totally buy this’, and 'where can we get some?.' That is all we needed to hear to decide to start this venture.
10. How does Chikka Chikka work?
Fennel is considered an alkaline food and raises the pH in your mouth and digestive system to create a healing microbiome; increasing evidence that oral health is tied to myriad health conditions.
11. Where can I buy it?
12.What are typical turnaround times?
2 weeks for most orders
13. What is the minimum wholesale order?
$100
14. Do you use a distributor?
Not yet. We are on Faire and RangeMe ordering platforms but we are doing deliveries and shipments ourselves as we grow.