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C C h i l l i e s
JTC deals with all
varieties of Chillies grown all over India. The
chief constituents of dry red chillies, aka Red Pepper, are its Color (capsinoids)
and Pungency (capsaicin). Chilli is a rich resource of Vitamin-C. All varieties differ from their color, pungency, and size. The Color is given on the basis of ASTA color value
and the pungency on Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
Chillies is one
of the major spice in INDIA, and is available throughout the year. The S4
Sannam variety is the widely grown red chilli.
The following is the list of major dry red chillies, we deal with.
Their salient features are also briefly described.
S4 Sannam
S4 Sannam
is the major chilli crop in India, and constitutes around 75% of
the total Indian Chilli crop. These chillies are around 5cm to 8cm in length and has pungency ranging from
35,000SHU to 55,000SHU. Their pungency depends on the area of
cultivation. It is cultivated in the states of Tamil
Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The
major sourcing markets are Virudhunagar, Guntur, and
Nagpur.
Few
other similar varieties includes Namdharie, Ankur,
and Wonder-Hot. Namdharie and Ankur have good color and high pungency(70,000SHU). Whereas,
Wonder-Hot has great color, and very less pungency(30,000SHU).
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Guntur
S4 Sannam |
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Virudhunagar
S4 Sannam |
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S9 Mundu
Mundu, the round cherry-shaped chilli, is the peculiar variety grown in southern part of Tamil
Nadu. This chilli being packed with around 100 seeds, has pungency around
40,000SHU. |
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Birds-Eye
Length ranging from only 1cm to 4cm, these chillies are chiefly grown in hilly
regions in India, Assam & Tripura. The so-called TEPIEN chilli, has a pungency above 85,000SHU. This variety is
believed to have pungency inversely related to its size. |
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S7
The
S7 chilli variety is considerably short in length with length ranging
from 3cm to 5cm. These chillies has pungency above
65,000SHU. |
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| S7
Chilli |
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