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In this blog, we will focus on how big brands & SMEs make & manufacture chili powder including information about “at what different stages do sieving & sorting machines from Galaxy Sivtek play major role in their manufacturing process”.
Chilli or chili powder is one of the most used spices in every household, hotel, restaurant, and cafe’ kitchen of the world, to be precise India, Pakistan, Germany, China, Mexico, United Kingdom, USA, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Korea, UAE, & Turkey are among the highest consuming countries of different kind of chili powder in the world. The rest of the world also uses blended chili powder as one of the taste booster ingredients in various dishes. It won’t be wrong to say that every spicy dish from every type of cuisine would be incomplete without chili powder!
Asian countries are top of the list in producing & exporting chili powder. India ranks first in the list of exporters & producers as India exports 25% of chili powder to major countries like USA, UK, UAE, and Singapore followed by other countries. China ranks second by exporting nearly 24% of chili powder across the globe.
Not only does chili powder spice up the dishes, but it has several health benefits too! From acting as an agent for building up immunity (as it contains vitamin C) to helping in fighting fat, from preventing stomach ulcers to helping in decreasing swelling of swore joints & increasing blood flow.
That was enough facts & figures, moving ahead to know how it is made in industries! Chilli powder is made from dried red chilies.
In India & other various parts of the world, a variety of chili powders are manufactured as per market demand. Chili powder has demand as per the taste, color, hotness & spiciness.
Different kinds of powder can be made from different types of chili peppers. Like in India, to make it less spicy & redder and deep in color Kashmiri chilies are used & to make it spicier & hot chili powder wonder hot or teja chili is used.
To make most of the chili powder in big industries and SMEs few standard processes and protocols are followed.
Generally, the big manufacturers of chili powder export dry chili from farmers. While harvesting, stone, clay, small sand, dust, and leaves get along with chilies. So before starting making process, it becomes mandatory to remove such unwanted particles.
The first step is de-stoning & leaf removal. Vibratory sieves are used to remove sand, small stones, seeds & dust particles & air blower is used to remove leaves.
Our rectangular vibrating machine aka – Line Sivtek® or round vibration gyratory sifters like Sivtek Vibro Separator® or Super Sivtek Separator® can also be used for de-stoning & de-dusting & separating unwanted contaminants from dry red chilies.
Once the de-stoning & leaf removal process is done, chilies go for dry cleaning. Chilies are passed through a sequence of brushes to make sure they get completely clean before crushing & milling.
After completely cleaning the chilies, the next step is steam cutting. This process is followed when chilies are exported raw with stems.
So after complete cleaning, if chilies contain a little bit of moisture, they are dried & moved for crushing and if fully dried already, they are directly moved for crushing.
Two rotary blades rotate in opposite directions to crush & cut dried chilies into small & tiny pieces. Once crushed, it is then moved for milling.
The process of milling is commonly also known as the grinding process. Under this process, the crushed parts are milled & grinded to powder form. After 2-3 rounds of proper grinding fine chili powder is obtained.
The chili powder is then sent for sterilization. The sterilizer machine takes chili powder & passes it through UV rays to make powder isn’t contaminated with bacteria.
Once sterilized, oil mixing & blending are done to give the required aesthetical characteristics & flavors.
As soon as the whole process is completed, the most important process is carried out just before packaging. Yes, and that important process is of sieving.
Sieving is carried out with vibratory sifters to remove lumps and unwanted contaminants if any along with getting desired sized fine and smooth chili powder.
Our modern-day & technologically advanced sifters can be a wise option for sieving & check screening chili powder.
Centrifugal sifters from the house of Galaxy Sivtek also known as Sivtek Roto Sifter® with fine mesh can be used & replaced with traditional sifters. The internal shaft with rubber blades rotates to break the lumps along it passing through the desired size of fine mesh to get smooth fine chili powder. Rotary sifters are also easily attachable to any existing production line.
Another smart option could also be the Inline Sivtek® sifter that can easily separate lumps or coarse & fine powder and it can also be retrofitted into existing production lines.
We have also successfully given a round gyratory separator – The Sivtek Vibro Separator® for check screening & sieving chili powder.
So the above options can be used for sieving chili powder before it is moved to the packaging line.
After sieving the last process is packing. Experts from Sivtek advise attaching a magnetic grill at the spout of the packaging machine to make sure no ferrous particles are getting along with the final product. Many times ferrous elements like nut bolts or small screws get into the product while it’s processing. To remove such contaminants magnetic grills from Galaxy Sivtek can play a vital role.
From de-stoning to packing, this was the universal and standard process of making chili powder in big industries & SMEs.
Many big spice houses like MDH, Everest Spices, ITC spices, Hathi Spices, Catch masala, Eastern Spices, Ramdev Spices, etc trust our sieving solution as all our machines are made keeping food safety norms, are available in high-quality stainless steel & per guidelines of FDA – Food & Drugs Administration. We meet all production criteria as required under the ISO – International Organization for Standardization.
Every food, medicine & drug manufacturer can sit back, relax, and rely on our sieving, sifting, de-stoning, de-dusting & separation solutions.
If you are also one of the spices or any food product manufacturers, please get in touch with our experts for your next sieving, separation, or filtration needs.
