Paprika is a spice made from air-dried fruits of the chili pepper family of the species Capsicum annuum Taste Sweet, 100-220 ASTA Color: have deep red color and not hot taste, typical of the spices Odor: free from mustiness and foreign flavors Cleanliness: free from living and dead insects, free from insect fragment and any rodent contamination Extraneous matter: free from foreign matters that includes metal, plastic, hair, mud, stone dirt and any part not related to chili