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BIRDS
EYE CHILLI (DHANI) Grown in Mizoram & some areas of Manipur. Blood red in colour, highly pungent Harvesting season - October to December Available in Calcutta market. ASTA colour value - 41.7. Capsaicin - 0.589%. |
BYADAGI (KADDI) Grown in Dharwar Karnataka Red in colour with less pungency or without pungency Harvesting season - January to May Annual Production - 21,000 tonnes Available in Hubli-Dharwad markets ASTA colour value - 159.9 Capsaicin - Negligible. |
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ELLACHIPUR SANNAM-S4 TYPE Grown in Amaravathi District of Maharashtra Reddish in colour and very hot Annual production - 1800 tonnes Harvesting season - September to December Available in Bombay, Delhi, Ahemedabad and Nagpur ASTA colour value - 70.40 Capsaicin - 0.2% |
GUNTUR SANNAM-S4 TYPE Grown in Guntur, Warangal, Khammam Districts of Andhra Pradesh Skin thick, hot and red Harvesting season - December to May Annual production - 2,80,000 tonnes Available in Guntur market ASTA colour value - 32.11 Capsaicin - 0.226% |
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HINDPUR-S7 Grown in Hindpur in Andhra Pradesh Red in colour, hot and highly pungent Harvesting season - December to March Available in Hindpur Capsaicin - 0.24 ASTA colour value - 33.00 |
JWALA Grown in Kheda, Mehsana & in South Gujarat Highly pungent, light red in colour, short and the seeds are compact Harvesting season - September to December Available in Unjha market Capsaicin - 0.4% |
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KANTHARI-WHITE Grown in Kerala & some parts of Tamil Nadu Short and ivory white in colour with high pungency Mainly grown as a homestead crop Available in the markets throughout the year ASTA colour value - 2.96 Capsaicin - 0.504% |
KASHMIR CHILLI Grown in temperate regions such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and also in sub-tropical regions of North India during winter season Long, fleshy, deep red in colour Harvesting season - November to February Available in major markets of North India ASTA colour value - 54.10 Capsaicin - 0.325% |
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MADHYA PRADESH G.T. SANNAM Grown in Indore, Malkapur Chikli and Elachpur areas of Madhya Pradesh Red in colour and pungent Harvesting season - January to March Annual Production - 7500 tonnes Available in major markets of Madhya Pradesh. |
