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Telangana: Geographical indication tag sought for 'Chapata Chilli', 'sweetest' among Indian peppers.
Sep 28, 2022

Chapata Warangal Chilli, one of the sweetest chillies in the country, has been lined up for a geographical indication (GI) tag. If it gets the tag, the total number of GI-tagged goods from Telangana will swell to 18.
 
Thimmapet chilli farmer producer company and Janna Reddy Venkatreddy Horticulture Research Station of Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticulture University have filed an application with GI Registry in Chennai seeking the tag.
 
The red dried version of chapata chilli, also known as 'Tomato Chapata Warangal Chilli', is unique to Warangal and looks similar to Mexican capsicum.
 
The horticulture university and chilli growers said the Warangal chilli is high in colour and low in heat. On the Scoville Scale (a tool for measuring the spiciness or pungency of hot peppers), this chilli's heat or pungence value is almost negligible. The Warangal chilli variety is used as a colourant in food and beverage processors because of its natural plant colour, a grower said.
 
'The chapata chilli is exclusive to Warangal and is grown in water-sufficient fields of the region. The green capsicum is dried to get the red chilli version. 
It has a unique sweet fragrance and is delicious in taste,' an official of the research station said.
 
The heat value is between 4,000 SHU and 8,000 SHU (Scoville heat unit is a scale for expressing the pungency of chilli against that of pure capsaicin, which measures 16 million SHU).
 
'Chapata chilli is used in restaurants and also in making pickles. There is a huge demand internationally for this variety, particularly in East Asia. There are several varieties of chapata chilli,' said a senior official of the horticulture university.
    
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