Red chillies with bowls of chilli flakes and powder
Chilli · HS 0904.22

Built for Food Service

Chilli flakes — crushed red pepper, in North American usage — are cut to a 2 to 4 mm particle with the seeds left in. Particle size is the whole specification: too fine and the product reads as coarse powder and clumps in a shaker; too coarse and it will not disperse evenly across a pizza or through a dry seasoning.

Seeds carry little capsaicin but a great deal of the visual identity buyers expect from a flake, and they lift the pale-to-red contrast that makes the product look right on a topping. They are retained deliberately, not left in as a shortcut.

Specification

Chilli Flakes Datasheet

The full parameter set — pass it straight to your technical reviewer.

Export Specification

Chilli Flakes export specification
ParameterSpecification
Heat (SHU)25,000 – 40,000 SHU
Colour (ASTA)60 – 100
MoistureMax 10%
OriginIndia
Grades AvailableStandard · Premium
Minimum Order500 kg
HS Code0904.22
Packaging500 g retail packs · 1 kg family packs · 25 kg bulk bags

Grades & Applications

Standard Premium

Typical Applications

  • Pizza & food service
  • Seasoning & topping blends
  • Retail shaker packs

Packaging Options

  • 500 g retail packs
  • 1 kg family packs
  • 25 kg bulk bags
Buying Notes

What to Specify

Food-service buyers care about three things: consistent heat so the finished dish does not vary between deliveries, flow that does not block a shaker, and colour that survives sitting under a hot lamp. The 25,000 to 40,000 SHU band is chosen for exactly that — assertive enough to register, mild enough for a mass-market menu.

Packing runs from 500 g retail shakers through to 25 kg bulk for seasoning houses, with custom branding available on the retail formats.

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Quality Assurance

Tested Before the Container Is Sealed

EU and US import rejections come down to a short list. We test against it up front, not after a border refusal.

25,000+
Heat (SHU)
Max 10%
Moisture
500 kg
Minimum Order
48h
Quote Turnaround
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Bulk Order Enquiries

Need Chilli Flakes in Volume?

Tell us your grade, volume and destination port. You will have a costed quote — tied to a specific batch — within 48 business hours.