Chilli peppers cultivated in India are considered to be world’s famous for two important commercial qualities: pungency and colour. Some varieties are famous for biting pungency attributed to Capsaicin and fluorescent red colour due to the pigment Capsanthin . A natural hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum rutescens variety Bhut jolokia, cultivated in Assam was the world’s hottest chilli pepper