Red Chilli Powder

Colour and heat are independent variables, and almost every buyer wants a specific pair of them. Blending Byadgi for colour with Teja for pungency is how a given ASTA and Scoville combination is hit consistently across seasons.

Tell us the ASTA value and the Scoville range you need and we will build to it, rather than shipping a single-variety powder and leaving you to adjust the recipe.

What to fix on the specification

• ASTA colour: as a minimum, with the method and the test date.
• Scoville: as a range. Colour and heat are independent.
• Mesh and moisture.
• Total ash and acid-insoluble ash.
• Added colour: declared, or declared absent.
• Aflatoxin: against the destination limit.

A buyer who specifies a single variety and then reports that the heat moved between shipments is asking the crop to be more consistent than crops are. Specifying an ASTA and Scoville pair describes a blend, and a blend is repeatable. ASTA colour value covers the colour half.