1. CHILLI
B.Name : Capsicum annum.
Family: Solanace.
Name : Kuntal patra
College : Mitcon Institute
of Management.

2. Introduction
 Capsicum =Greek word ‘kapto’ meaning “to bite” or “to swallow”.
 Common name: hot pepper, sweet pepper, bell pepper,
 Shimla mirch, paprika. Etc.
 Almost 400 types of chilli's are grown through out the world.
 Chilli is one of the most valuable crops of India.
 It is also used for vegetables, spices, condiments, sauces and pickles. Dry chillies are
used for curry powder.

3. Variety
Red ChilliGreen Chilli
CapsicumKashmiri Chilli

4. Uses and benefits of Chilli
1. Powder : 1. An important part of daily diet.
2. Increase the taste and palatability.
3. Key Element in many regional pickles, soups, curry.
4. unique flavour , aroma and colour.
2. Vegetable : 1. Fresh green capsicum contain more vitamin C than citrus.(Three times)
(Green chilli) : 2. Fresh red chilli has more vitamin A than carrot.( More than 700 mg)
3. Chillies are low in sodium and cholesterol free.(more than 7%)
4. Medicinal Properties are found. ( Capsiplex ,Cayenne.)
Capsiplex : Weight Loss .
Cayenne : gaining .

5. Conti…
3. Pickle : 1. Substitute of vegetables
2. Supplement of test.
4. Sauce : 1. Used in cooking
2. Supplement of test

6. Major hot chilli producing states of India
13%
12%
26%
10%
8%
7%
6%
5%
3%
2%
2% 1%
5%
Area
Karnataka
Maharastra
Andhra Pradesh
Odisa
West bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Tamilnadu
Gujarat
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Punjab
Other

7. Major hot chilli producing states of India
53%
8%
8%
7%
6%
5%
5%
1%
1%
1%
1%
5%
Production
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Odisa
Gujarat
Maharastra
Assam
Tamilnadu
Rajasthan

8. Major hot chilli producing states of India

9. Top 5 Countries in Chilli production

10. Flow of Product
 Spice
 Pickle
 Sauce
 Seed
 Medicine
 Flex
 Liquor
 Beverages
 Food Processing Sector
 self defence (chilli spray).

11. Chain of events (from pack house up to
shipment)
 Harvesting (in the morning)
 Handling and transportation
 Unloading
 Grading and sorting
 Packing
 Precooling
 Cold storage
 Palletizing
 Refrigerated trucks
 Shipment

12. Flow of Product In Value chain of Chilli
Chilli
Chilli Plant(30-40%) Chilli Fruit(60-70%)
Bio ethanol Green Chilli Red Chilli
Pickle Spice Chilli Powder.
Sauce Sauce
Fuel Bricked Dry Chilli Flex, Powder
Vegetable Seed
Medicine Liquor
Spray (Self defence) Medicine
Pickle
Cosmetics

14.  India exports about 100000 tons every year.
 India’s biggest buyer
a. U S A,
b. Sri Lanka ,
c. Bangladesh ,
d. Nepal ,
e. Mexico
 Export duty 78.98 Rs/Quintal

15. Thank You