Guntur Sannam Chilli
Guntur & Prakasam districts · Andhra Pradesh
The chilli the world buys when it wants heat.
350,000Scoville, top of range
19-1557 TCXChili PepperGI tagged
Catalogue
Twenty origins, twenty reasons.
Each entry carries the number that justifies it — a Scoville range, an ASTA colour value, a curcumin percentage, a sieve size — and a PANTONE reference of its own. Where a Geographical Indication exists, it is stated with its registration.
- Origins
- 20
- Families
- 10
- GI-registered
- 12
- States
- 14
FamiliesChilli04Pepper01Cardamom02Turmeric02Saffron01Nutmeg01Seed Spice04Tea03Coffee01Coconut01
Kashmiri Red Chilli
Kashmir Valley, Himachal Pradesh · Jammu & Kashmir
Colour without consequence.
54.10ASTA colour, at 2,000 SHU
18-1550 TCXAurora Red
Byadgi Chilli
Byadgi, Haveri district · Karnataka
The pigment chilli. Grown for extraction.
156.9ASTA colour value
17-1553 TCXPaprikaGI 129 · February 2011
Naga King Chilli
Nagaland hills · Nagaland
Held the world record. Still holds the reputation.
1,000,000+Scoville Heat Units
17-1462 TCXFlameGI · 2008
Tellicherry Black Pepper
Malabar Coast, Thalassery · Kerala
Not a place any more. A size.
4.75 mmTGSEB sieve size
19-0840 TCXDeliciosoMalabar Pepper · GI 49 · 2008
Alleppey Green Cardamom
Cardamom Hills, Idukki · Kerala
One district. Eighty percent of the country's crop.
80%+of India's small cardamom
17-0529 TCXCardamom SeedGI 59 · 2008
Sikkim Large Cardamom
North Sikkim, Dzongu · Sikkim
Cured over fire. It tastes like it.
84%of India's large cardamom
18-1345 TCXCinnamon StickGI · March 2015
Lakadong Turmeric
Lakadong, West Jaintia Hills · Meghalaya
Twice the curcumin of the world average.
7.5%curcumin, top of range
15-1264 TCXTurmericGI · 30 March 2024
Kandhamal Haldi
Kandhamal district · Odisha
Organic because it was never anything else.
24,000 tannual production
16-1054 TCXSunflowerGI · 1 April 2019
Kashmir Mongra Saffron
Pampore, Karewa uplands · Jammu & Kashmir
Among the darkest saffron in the world.
3,700 hathe entire growing area
14-1064 TCXSaffronGI · 2020
Malabar Nutmeg & Mace
Ernakulam, Thrissur, Idukki · Kerala
Two spices. One fruit.
No. 2world producer & exporter
18-1326 TCXNutmeg
Unjha Cumin
Unjha, Mehsana district · Gujarat
Seven out of every ten kilos on earth.
70%of the world's cumin
18-0939 TCXCumin
Kota Coriander
Kota, Baran & Ramganj Mandi · Rajasthan
The country's coriander heartland.
38.84%Rajasthan's share of India
16-0726 TCXKhaki
Fenugreek
Malwa plateau & Rajasthan plains · Madhya Pradesh
Bitter on purpose.
51.8%Madhya Pradesh's share
15-1425 TCXFenugreek
Fennel
Nagaur & the seed-spice belt · Rajasthan
Sweet, green, and graded on colour.
1M t+Rajasthan seed-spice output
14-0445 TCXBright Chartreuse
Darjeeling Tea
Darjeeling hills · West Bengal
India's first GI. Still the only tea with one.
GI № 1India's first, 2004–05
14-1045 TCXAmberGI · 2004–05
Assam Orthodox Tea
Brahmaputra valley · Assam
The world's largest tea region, by a distance.
507M kgproduced a year
19-1103 TCXEspressoGI registered
Nilgiri Tea
Nilgiris district · Tamil Nadu
Two monsoons. Tea all year.
12 monthspicking season
16-0228 TCXJade Green
Monsooned Malabar Coffee
Malabar coast, Kodagu & Chikmagalur · Karnataka & Kerala
Aged in the monsoon, on purpose.
GI · 2008monsooned on the coast
19-0915 TCXCoffee BeanGI · 2008
Karnataka Coconut
Tumakuru, Mandya & Hassan districts · Karnataka
India's highest-volume coconut state.
5.95Bnuts a year in Karnataka
18-1031 TCXCoconut Shell
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