Description ThedriedbutnotcrushedpeppergivesyouthisspiceandIndiaisthelargestproducerofredchilliesintheworld. ThismemberoftheSolanaceaefamilyissowninhotandhumidweatherandharvestedafterthree-fourmonths. IthasCapsaicin,anactivealkaloid,whichresultsinthepungentsmellandspicyflavour. ItcontainsagoodconcentrationofvitaminA,CandE.