Chili powder is among the most consumed as well as the most common spice that you might find in kitchen of every household, restaurant, cafes’, hotel across the globe! It would not be wrong to say every spicy, hot, & mouthwatering dish from various cuisines across the globe would miss the touch of being wow & yummy without chili powder!
The process of manufacturing chili powder majorly starts by removing small stones, sand or clay particles, leaves, dust & other unwanted contaminants from dried chilies obtained from local farmers & farm vendors. So, at the very initial stage itself separator is required to separate & remove solid contaminants like sand, clay, stones & dust.
Once chilies are sieved to remove contaminants the next step is of dry cleaning to make sure no contaminants remain of chili surface. After dry cleaning, stem cutting takes place.
After complete cleaning, if chilies contain little bit of moisture, they are dried & moved for crushing and if fully dried already, they are directly moved for crushing. Crushing & milling is done to get chili into powder form.
Once powder is obtained, it is passed through UV rays to sterilize the powder. Oil mixing & blending is carried after sterilizing it to make sure it catches flavor.
As soon as the whole process is completed, the most important process is carried just before packaging. Yes, and that important process – sieving / check screening/ safety screening
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.
Also, experts suggest installing magnetic grills at packaging machine spout to catch & remove ferrous particles like nut bolts or screws if carried along in process.
To sum up, at 3 different stages separators, screeners & magnetic solution is required. First for removing sands & stones, second for removing lumps, oversize & achieving fine powder, and third before packing at packing machine spout to catch ferrous particles.
