Pepperhub Dried Bird-Eye Chillies, 100g pack
This particular chili is included among the 10 hottest chili peppers in the world. One of the most used in traditional kitchens. Great taste enhancer making of traditional food items.
Birds Eye chilli is famous for its pungent and hot taste with numerous health benefits. It can be added to curries, vegetable dishes, tomato sauce, soups, stews.Bird’s eye chili has the scientific name of Capsicum Frutescens, which is classified into the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to eggplants in that sense. There are indeed several types of bird’s eye chili, such as white bird’s eye chili, red bird’s eye chili, green bird’s eye chili, etc. Each of them has a different capsaicin content depending on the dry mass per mg/g, with white chilies containing the most capsaicin by 13.5mg/g.
Very small in size, not more than 2-3cm, with around 15-25 seeds. Add pure, delicious flavor and zest to your cooking naturally.
Bird’s eye chili, or chilies in general are classified as vegetables. They are widely used in cooking to spice up food, which gives a hot and spicy flavor, thanks to capsaicin that creates the main taste of bird’s eye chili.
Bird’s eye chili has the scientific name of Capsicum Frutescens, which is classified into the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to eggplants in that sense. There are indeed several types of bird’s eye chili, such as white bird’s eye chili, red bird’s eye chili, green bird’s eye chili, etc. Each of them has a different capsaicin content depending on the dry mass per mg/g, with white chilies containing the most capsaicin by 13.5mg/g.
Apart from capsaicin, the following are other common compositions of bird’s eye chili.
Betacarotene / Provitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin B1
• Vitamin B2
• Minerals
• Calcium
• Phosphorus
• Capsaicin
• Capsaicin Compounds
• Capsicide Compounds
• Protein
• Carbohydrate
• Iron
• Niacin
• Asparaginase
• Potassium
• Copper
The Chilis are extremely hot and may need precautions while using it, keep away from kids.
Radhakrishnan –
Good quality Chilly received.