IMAGE 1- Hot paprika powders - Chili ground
Quality classification of paprika powder
The most significant determinant of the quality of paprika powder is the content of colouring matter. According to the 2-8720 guideline of the Hungarian food codex, there are four main quality classes of paprika powder summarized in the table below:
Colouring matter
ASTA values
Exquisite paprika powder
Above 4.00g/kg
Above 130 ASTA
Delicate paprika powder
Between 3.5 and 3.99g/kg
Between 110 and 129 ASTA
Noble sweet paprika powder
Between 3.00 and 3.49g/kg
Between 100 and 109 ASTA
Rose paprika powder
Between 2.00 and 2.99g/kg
Between 60 and 99 ASTA
Origin
Hungary, India, Spain
/ IMAGE 2- Sweet paprika powders: 110 ASTA -130 ASTA
Quality classification of paprika powder
The most significant determinant of the quality of paprika powder is the content of colouring matter. According to the 2-8720 guideline of the Hungarian food codex, there are four main quality classes of paprika powder summarized in the table below:
Colouring matter
ASTA values
Exquisite paprika powder
Above 4.00g/kg
Above 130 ASTA
Delicate paprika powder
Between 3.5 and 3.99g/kg
Between 110 and 129 ASTA
Noble sweet paprika powder
Between 3.00 and 3.49g/kg
Between 100 and 109 ASTA
Rose paprika powder
Between 2.00 and 2.99g/kg
Between 60 and 99 ASTA
/ IMAGE 3- Sweet paprika powders: 130 ASTA -180 ASTA
Quality classification of paprika powder
The most significant determinant of the quality of paprika powder is the content of colouring matter. According to the 2-8720 guideline of the Hungarian food codex, there are four main quality classes of paprika powder summarized in the table below:
Colouring matter
ASTA values
Exquisite paprika powder
Above 4.00g/kg
Above 130 ASTA
Delicate paprika powder
Between 3.5 and 3.99g/kg
Between 110 and 129 ASTA
Noble sweet paprika powder
Between 3.00 and 3.49g/kg
Between 100 and 109 ASTA
Rose paprika powder
Between 2.00 and 2.99g/kg
Between 60 and 99 ASTA