The weight loss in chillies was observed during storage due to loss in moisture content. The control samples showed 21.2 g/100 g of weight loss followed by microporous (18.4 g/100 g), anti-fog (RD45) (8.5 g/100 g), PE-LD (7.5 g/100 g) and polyolefin (6.8 g/ 100 g) films after 28 days of storage at 8 1 8C. PE-LD films showed condensation in the packets due to low water vapour permeability of the package, leading to saturation of air (dew point) and super-saturation, leading to condensation, which further affected the shelf-life of chillies compared to the chillies packed in other films. A slight condensation was also observed in polyolefin films (PD961) at 8 1 8C, whereas, chillies packed in anti-fog (RD45) film maintained the freshness due to its high WVTR compared to other films.