Bhoot Jolokia

Shelf life

1 Year

Packaging type

Plastic Packet

location

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur

(A) PHYSICAL PARAMETERS:
S.No.	Test/Parameter	Limit/Standard	Remark
	Parameter	Unit	Standard
	Length	cm	5 - 10 cm
	Breadth	cm	1 - 1.5 cm
	Skin	-	Thin, wrinkled, bright red color
	Pods with Stalks	%	Max 5%
	Broken Chilies	%	Max 5%
	Loose Seeds	%	Max 2%
	Damaged & Discolored Pods	%	Max 3%
	Foreign Material	%	Max 1%

(B) CHEMICAL PARAMETERS:
	Parameter	Unit	Standard
	Moisture Content	%	Max 12%
	Total Ash	%	Max 8%
	Acid Insoluble Ash	%	Max 1%
	Volatile Oil Content	%	Min 0.3%
	Non-Volatile Ether Extract	%	Max 25%
	Capsaicin Content	%	1.0% - 1.5%
	Piperine Content	%	-
	Total Color Value (ASTA)	-	Min 100
	Aflatoxin (B1+B2+G1+G2)	ppb	Max 10

(C) MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS:
	Parameter	Unit	Standard
	Total Plate Count (TPC)	CFU/g	Max 10^5
	Yeast and Mold Count	CFU/g	Max 10^4
	E. coli	MPN/g	Absent in 1g
	Salmonella	MPN/g	Absent in 25g
	Staphylococcus aureus	CFU/g	Absent in 0.1g
	Coliforms	MPN/g	Absent in 0.1g