About this product
Our red chilli comes from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, where the crop is picked from December through March and sun dried in the open. Dried chilli stores well, so supply runs through the year.
After drying, the pods are cleaned and graded, and the stems are cut where stemless material is wanted. Whole pods and ground chilli are both available.
Varieties differ mainly in the balance between colour and heat. Colour strength is quoted on the ASTA scale and pungency on the Scoville scale, both per variety. Tell us which of the two matters more for your use and we will match the variety to it.
Specification
- HS code
- 09042110, 09042211, 09042219
- Origin
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
- Stem
- With stem or stemless, as agreed
- ASTA colour
- As agreed by variety
- Minimum order quantity
- 500 kg
- Pungency
- 24 000 SHU minimum
- Moisture
- 11.0% maximum
- Total ash
- 8.0% maximum
- Acid insoluble ash
- 1.3% maximum
- Extraneous matter
- 1.0% maximum
- Unripe or marked fruits
- 2.0% maximum
- Broken fruits and fragments
- 5.0% maximum
- Insect damaged matter
- 1.0% maximum
Figures shown are the standard we supply against. The specification for your order is agreed before confirmation and verified by testing before dispatch.
Testing and compliance
- Added colouring matter
- None
- Mineral oil coating
- None
- Sudan dyes and Rhodamine B
- Absent
- Salmonella
- Absent in 25 g
- Lead
- 0.60 mg/kg maximum
- Aflatoxin B1
- 5 µg/kg maximum
- Aflatoxin, sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2
- 10 µg/kg maximum
- Ochratoxin A
- 20 µg/kg maximum
- Pesticide residue
- Tested against the destination market's limits
Samples available upon request. If you need a grade or a packing that is not listed here, tell us what you need and we will quote for it.