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Custom chilli blends and ratios
Tell us the ASTA and SHU you need. We blend varieties in fixed ratios so every lot lands on your target.
To specification
About Custom blend
Most buyers do not need a variety; they need a number. A sauce maker may want 45,000 SHU at 90 ASTA, a colour house may want the most ASTA it can get under 5,000 SHU. We formulate fixed-ratio blends of Teja, Sannam, 341, Byadgi and mild pods, verify the blend against ASTA 20.1 and HPLC pungency methods at an accredited laboratory, and then hold that ratio lot after lot. Blends are 100 percent chilli unless you specify a carrier, salt or other ingredient, in which case every ingredient is declared on the specification and the label.
Best for
Typical destinations
Worldwide.
Crop and availability
Year round.
In pictures
| Product | Custom chilli blends and ratios |
|---|---|
| Composition | 100% red chilli unless a carrier or salt is specified, every ingredient declared |
| Origin | Blended and milled in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Pungency | 1,500 to 100,000 SHU (HPLC, ASTA 21.3) |
| Colour value | 30 to 200 ASTA (ASTA 20.1) |
| Capsaicin | to specification |
| Moisture | Below 10% at packing |
| Mesh | 40, 60 or 80 mesh as specified |
| Total ash | Below 8% |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Below 1.25% |
| Sudan dyes I to IV | Not detected (LC-MS/MS) |
| Aflatoxin | B1 below 5 µg/kg, total below 10 µg/kg |
| Salmonella | Absent in 25 g after treatment |
| Pesticide residues | To EU MRLs or US tolerances, multi-residue screen on request |
| HS code | 0904.22 |
| Shelf life | 24 months in sealed export packing, cool and dry |
Sun-dried, untreated
Extraction and industrial buyers who run their own kill step, and markets without a microbial-reduction requirement.
Traditional open-yard sun drying on raised tarpaulin, followed by machine cleaning and destoning.Steam sterilised
European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland and any buyer who does not accept ethylene oxide.
Saturated-steam treatment at a validated external facility, with cooling and packing under controlled conditions and a treatment certificate per lot. ETO is not permitted for food in the EU, so steam is our default for European orders.ETO treated
USA and other markets where ethylene oxide fumigation of spices is permitted.
Ethylene oxide treatment at an approved facility with residue testing on request. Not offered for EU or UK shipments.
25 kg PP woven bag with food-grade LDPE liner
Our standard export pack for powder and flakes.
25 kg multiwall paper bag with LDPE liner
Preferred by many EU and US buyers for palletised handling.
50 kg PP woven bag with liner
For bulk industrial buyers of powder and whole pods.
500 to 1,000 kg jumbo bag (FIBC) with liner
For extraction plants and large grinders.
10 kg or 20 kg export bags with sealed inner liner
Smaller consignments and distributors; same liner and outer bag as the 25 kg pack.
Private-label retail packs, 100 g to 1 kg
Pouches or jars with your artwork, packed under FSSAI licence.
Minimum order 2,000 kg per product for powder and flakes; one 20 ft container for whole pods. Trial orders below MOQ are considered for new buyers alongside a sample programme.
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- Bill of lading
- Certificate of origin
- Phytosanitary certificate, when the importing country requires it
- Batch certificate of analysis (NABL-accredited laboratory)
- Steam sterilisation or ETO treatment certificate
- Export Inspection Council health certificate with Spices Board analytical report (mandatory for chilli to the EU since 2016)
- Ethylene oxide test report for EU and UK lots
- Fumigation certificate, when required
- Sudan-dye-free, allergen and non-GMO declarations
- Insurance certificate for CIF shipments