Post-Harvest Profile of Chilli
Published By: GOI Department of Agriculture & Cooperation | Published Date: January, 01 , 2009Chillies are integral and the most important ingredient in many different cuisines around the world as it adds pungency, taste, flavour and color to the dishes. Indian chilli is considered to be world famous for two important commercial qualities—its colour and pungency levels. Some varieties are famous for the red colour because of the pigment Capsanthin and others are known for biting pungency attributed to capsaicin. The other quality parameters in chilli are length, width and skin thickness.
Author(s): Department of Agriculture & Cooperation GOI | Posted on: Jan 22, 2016 | Views() | Download (245)