A consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chilli from Nagaland was on July 28 exported to London via Guwahati by air for the first time.
- The consignment of King Chilli also considered as world’s hottest based on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). The consignment was sourced from Tening, part of Peren district, Nagaland and was packed at APEDA assisted packhouse at Guwahati.
- The chilli from Nagaland is also referred as Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper. It got GI certification in 2008.
- Exporting fresh King Chilli posed a challenge because of its highly perishable nature.
- Nagaland King Chilli belongs to genus Capsicum of family Solanaceae.
- Naga king chilli has been considered as the world’s hottest chilli and is constantly on the top five in the list of the world’s hottest chilies based on the SHUs.
