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BYADGI CHILLIES

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INTRODUCTION  Byadgi chilli : is a famous variety of chilli mainly grown in the Indian state

of Karnataka. It is named after the town of Byadgi which is located in the

Haveri district of Karnataka. The businessinvolving Byadgi chillishas the

second largest turnover among all chilli varieties of India.

Byadgi (KADDI) Chilli

Grown in Dharwad and Byadgi regiona

Red in color with less pungency or without pungency

 

Harvesting Season—January to May

 

Annual Production — 21000 tones

 

 

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VARIETISES OF CHILLIESChili Varieties     The varieties under cultivation differ in the size, shape and

colour.

1) Dabbi 2) Biligay

3) Kaddi

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PRODUCTS MADE FROM WET RED CHILLIES Pure Paste, Pickles, ChutneysGround to thick Masala – gravies Many other traditional products –chutneyIn Ayurveda MedicinessaucesMasala dried

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PRODUCTS MADE FROM DRIED RED CHILLIES Powdered – Goes into many masala, pastess Pickles, Chutneys in diff. packings Pericarp goes for colour extraction & seeds for oil extractionColour & Oil exported – used as dye in cosmetics, food, textiles, pharma

etcUsed in Ayurveda medicines

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EXPORTOleoresin Byadgi Chilli was grown mainly for the purpose of the extraction of

oleoresin, a red oil from the pods. Oleoresin is used in the preparation

of nail polish and lipsticks. The extraction of oleoresin has also led to

the creation of cold storage units in Byadgi since the chilli pods have

to be maintained at a low temperature of 4 to 6 degree Celsius in

order to maintain the colour and purity. Storing in cold storage units

also increases the amount of oleoresin extracted from chilli by

about 30-40%. About 50 litres of oleoresin can be extracted from

about 1 tonne of Byadgi chillies. Companies have been set up in and

around Byadgi that are involved in the extraction of oleoresin. This

oleoresin is then sent to Kerala where it is further refined before being

exported to countries like USA, Japan and those in Europe.

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