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From the field to your warehouse

Production process

Seven audited stages that guarantee quality, food safety and traceability for every shipment.

7 audited stages

  1. 1

    Harvest

    Season

    Hand-picked in partner fields across Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and Chihuahua under Good Agricultural Practices.

    Origin states
    Zac · Ags · Chi
    Method
    Manual
    Protocol
    BPA
    Traceability
    By lot + field
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  2. 2

    Selection and grading

    Continuous CCP

    Manual and optical sorting to remove foreign matter, defective chile and to grade by size and color.

    Max. defects
    ≤ 2%
    Foreign matter
    ≤ 0.5%
    Classification
    Manual + optical
    Sizes
    3 ranges
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  3. 3

    Drying

    3–5 d CCP

    Sun-dried or dried in controlled tunnels until reaching the target moisture that preserves color, aroma and capsaicin.

    Final moisture
    10–12%
    Temperature
    45–60 °C
    Method
    Sun / tunnel
    ASTA preserved
    ≥ 90%
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  4. 4

    Milling

    By lot

    Milling with industrial mills calibrated per lot to deliver the exact grain size the customer requests.

    Particle size
    0.5–3 mm
    Uniformity
    ≥ 95%
    Equipment
    Industrial mills
    Calibration
    By lot
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  5. 5

    Packaging

    24 h

    Packaging in 25 kg sacks, 500 kg super-sacks or retail formats. Labeled with lot, date and origin.

    Formats
    25 / 500 kg
    Retail
    By request
    Labeling
    Lot + date
    Traceability
    100%
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  6. 6

    Quality control

    48 h CCP

    Per-lot physicochemical and microbiological analysis. Certificate of analysis included with every shipment.

    Moisture
    Measured
    ASTA
    Measured
    Microbiology
    Measured
    COA
    Included
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  7. 7

    Shipping

    24–72 h

    Logistics coordination up to FOB or DAP with full customs paperwork for Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

    Incoterms
    FOB · EXW · DAP
    Destinations
    MX · US · CA
    Documentation
    Complete
    FDA
    Recorded
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Traceability

Every sack that leaves the plant can be traced back to the field of origin, harvest date, drying lot and responsible operator.

HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system applied to every stage. Audited yearly by an independent third party.