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Puya Chili Beijing Red Pepper
The Shandong workhorse pod, sold whole for grinding, sauce cooking and thread cutting
- Colour
- 60-180 ASTA
- Pungency
- 2,000-4,500 SHU
- Length and size
- 7 cm and up
- Hotness scale
- 2-4 of 6
The Shandong workhorse pod, sold whole for grinding, sauce cooking and thread cutting
The Beijing Red chili, also called Yidu chili, is a hot red chili pepper used to flavour dishes, chili sauce, kimchi and other products. It is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum related to bell peppers, and it is the pod most of our ground and cut products start from.
At 2,000 to 4,500 SHU it sits low enough to be used generously, which is why it ends up as the base of a blend rather than as the heat source in one. Pods run 7 cm and up, and colour is quoted across 60 to 180 ASTA.
Key Benefits
Low enough heat to build on
At 2,000 to 4,500 SHU and a hotness scale of 2 to 4 out of 6, this pod carries colour and chili character without forcing the finished product into a hot category.
One pod, five formats
The same Beijing Red goes out whole, as 0.4 mm and 0.8 mm thread, as crushed flake and as 40 to 120 mesh powder. If you grind in house, buy the pod.
A colour band rather than a colour promise
Quoted at 60 to 180 ASTA so you can pick the end of the band your product needs instead of accepting whatever the season gives.
Documented for export
MSDS sheets for Beijing Red chili whole, granular and powder download directly from this site.
Published Figures We Quote Against
| Colour | 60-180 ASTA |
|---|---|
| Pungency | 2,000-4,500 SHU |
| Length and size | 7 cm and up |
| Hotness scale | 2-4 of 6 |
| Type | Stem and stem-less |
| Shelf life | TBC — ask us for the current figure |
Technical Features
- Botanical
- Capsicum annuum, related to bell peppers
- Also known as
- Yidu chili, Beijing Red pepper, Puya
- Length
- 7 cm and up
- Colour
- 60 to 180 ASTA
- Heat
- 2,000 to 4,500 SHU, hotness scale 2 to 4 of 6
Customisation Options
- Stem or stem-less on request.
- Length grading above the 7 cm minimum.
- Colour selected within the 60 to 180 ASTA band.
- Carton, paper bag, woven sack or big bag packing.
Where This Product Ends Up
Chili sauce cooking
Rehydrated and milled wet for sauce bases where pod character matters more than heat.
Kimchi production
The standard base pod for Korean-style crushed chili.
In-house grinding
Bought whole by processors who mill to their own mesh.
Thread cutting
The pod our 0.4 mm and 0.8 mm red chili threads are cut from.
Who It Is For
- Sauce and condiment manufacturers who cook from whole pods.
- Kimchi and Korean food producers buying by the container.
- Seasoning blenders who mill their own chili and want to control the mesh.
Problems It Solves
Ground chili arrives at the wrong mesh
Buying the pod and milling it yourself removes the question entirely.
Heat creeps upward between suppliers
A published 2,000 to 4,500 SHU band is narrow enough to design a recipe around.
Pod identity is lost in a generic "red chili" purchase
This is sold as Beijing Red / Yidu, not as an unnamed Chinese pod.
From the Field to Your Container
Variety agreed before planting
Puya, Chaotian, Yunnan cayenne and Jinta behave differently in the field and in the dryer. The variety is fixed with the grower before the season, because it is the variety that sets the colour and heat bands you can be quoted.
Picked ripe and sun dried
Pods are picked red and ripe and sun dried in the yard at Changyi. Sun drying is the step that decides the ASTA colour of the pod and of everything milled from it later.
Graded for length, broken and loose seed
Whole pods are sorted to a published length minimum and checked for broken content and loose seed before they are considered sellable as a whole grade.
Stored cold, then packed to your discharge method
Frozen and constant-temperature storage totals 4,800 cubic metres. Pods ship in woven sacks for millers, cartons for hand tipping, or retail-ready packs.
Quality Control and Certification
- Whole pods are graded by hand as well as mechanically, because broken content and loose seed are what a buyer actually pays for twice.
- Colour is confirmed inside the quoted 60-180 ASTA band against your agreed target point.
- Pods from our own Xinjiang plantation carry residues that comply with the Japanese Positive List System, which is the list that decides whether a whole-pod lot can enter Japan at all.
- Graded under a HACCP system certificate issued by the China Quality Certification Centre.
- No food quality or safety incident has occurred since the company began processing in 1999, and more than 90 percent of output has been exported throughout that period.
Use Guide
- Store dry and out of direct light; colour is the first thing to fade.
- Rehydrate in warm water before wet milling for sauce work.
- Toast briefly in a dry pan to lift the aroma before grinding.
- Grind in short bursts to keep the mill from heating the oil out of the pod.
How This Compares With the Rest of the Range
| Alternative | What changes |
|---|---|
| Yunnan Chili Cayenne | Four to six times hotter at 18,000 to 25,000 SHU and a longer, slimmer pod. Choose cayenne when heat is the point. |
| Guajillo Chile | Milder in character but higher in heat at 10,000 to 15,000 SHU, with a fruity taste. Choose Guajillo for Mexican-style sauces. |
| Red Chili Thread | The same pod, cut to 0.4 mm and 0.8 mm. Choose thread when the chili has to be visible on the finished plate. |
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Questions About Puya Chili Beijing Red Pepper
Is Beijing Red the same as Yidu chili?
Yes. The old and the newer name refer to the same pod, and both appear on our paperwork. Puya is the name it is usually sold under in Mexico and the United States.
How hot is it compared with a jalapeno?
It is milder. Beijing Red runs 2,000 to 4,500 SHU; our Chaotian jalapeno-type pod runs 4,000 to 20,000 SHU.
What length can I expect?
Pods are graded at 7 cm and up. If you need a tighter length band for a retail pack, say so at quotation.
Can you supply it stem-less?
Yes, stem and stem-less are both normal for us.
Is an MSDS available?
Yes, for Beijing Red chili whole, granular and powder. All three download from the Downloads page.
Quote Puya Chili Beijing Red Pepper to Your Specification
Tell us the ASTA colour, the SHU heat and the packing you need. We will come back with a price, a lead time and a sample.