African bird's eye and cayenne chillies grow well in Kenya's warm, dry regions. This guide explains the formats on offer, what to agree before an order and how we supply dried chilli.
Two varieties, two levels of heat
African bird's eye is a small, very hot chilli, bought by spice packers and sauce makers who want strong heat from a small quantity. Cayenne is longer, with moderate to high heat, and suits blends, crushed flakes and powders. Other varieties can be supplied on request.
Whole, crushed or powdered
Whole dried pods keep best and let the buyer mill to their own standard. Crushed chilli and powder save a processing step, and for these the particle size is part of the specification. The format decides the packing, so agree both together.
What to specify before an offer
- Variety and format, with particle size for crushed chilli and powder.
- The heat level you expect, and the colour.
- The moisture range.
- Packing, quantity and how often you need supply.
- Incoterm, destination and timing.
- Any testing or certification your market or your customer requires.
Laboratory tests and documents
Chilli is bought on clean laboratory results as much as on heat. Lots are tested for the parameters the destination market requires, typically moisture, mycotoxins, residues and microbiology, and the results travel with the lot. Every shipment passes independent preloading QC at origin by Fruit Quality Studio Africa, and the report goes to the buyer. We coordinate arrival inspection with you.
Season and shipment
Dried chilli is seasonal, and availability, lot sizes and dates are confirmed in each offer. It ships in dry containers from Mombasa, or by air from Nairobi for samples and small orders.
How Konza Tropicals supplies
We grow, dry, sort and pack the chillies in Kenya. They are dried on raised racks, then sorted and graded, and each lot is released against the specification agreed with you. To request an offer, write to exports@konzatropicals.com with the variety, format, target heat level, quantity, packing, destination and delivery window. See our dried chilli page for the product itself.
Reviewed by the value addition team on 12 November 2026. General guidance only, not legal, regulatory or financial advice. Importers should confirm current rules with the authorities.
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