India has many varieties of red chillies to offer. The highly pungent sannam & the mildly pungent mundu chillies are internationally popular varieties. India also offers gospurea chilli, byadgi chillies are known for its high colour value. Variety Whole, crushed, ground chillies, oils & oleoresins. Chilli is the dried fruit of an annual sub-herb. It is also called as capsicum paparika, sweet pepper, red pepper, pimento, cayenne pepper etc depending upon the manner in which it is prepared and used. RED PEPPER ARE COMMONLY BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE GROUPINGS:- BELL PEPPER,SWEET PEPPER AND HOT PEPPER. Most popular pepper varieties are seen as falling into one of these categories or as a cross between them. Technical Data a. Moisture - 12%max b. Pungency/Capsaicin - 10000 - 100000 SHU c. Sudan Dyes (I -IV) - Neagative d. ASH - 11% max