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Buyer Specification Templates

TL;DR — Copy the block for your product form, replace each bracket with your target value, and send it with your enquiry. A complete specification names variety (or SHU window), origin, form, mesh, moisture, water activity, SHU, ASTA colour and the food-safety parameters for your market — then verify with a lot-specific COA.

Template 1 — Chilli powder

Product:        Chilli powder
Variety:        [Sanying / Zidantou / Jixin — or state SHU window only]
Origin:         [Shandong]
SHU window:     [20,000–50,000]
ASTA:           [≥100]
Mesh:           [60–80 mesh]
Moisture:       [≤13%]
Water activity: [≤0.65]
Food safety:    [EU aflatoxin limits · pesticide · microbial per market]
Packaging:      [25 kg kraft bags, export cartons]
Documents:      [lot-specific COA · food-safety certificates · traceability]

Template 2 — Chilli flakes / crushed

Product:        Chilli flakes / crushed chilli
Variety:        [Jinta / Xian — visible flakes, bright colour]
Origin:         [Gansu]
SHU window:     [10,000–20,000]
ASTA:           [target value]
Mesh:           [20–40 mesh]
Moisture:       [≤13%]
Food safety:    [aflatoxin · pesticide · microbial per market]
Packaging:      [kraft bags / cartons, moisture-barrier]
Documents:      [lot-specific COA · certificates · traceability]

Template 3 — Paprika powder

Product:        Paprika powder (sweet / low-heat)
Variety:        [Xinjiang sweet pepper / Yidu red, Wangdu]
Origin:         [Xinjiang / Shandong]
ASTA:           [60–240 — confirm target]
SHU:            [<500 sweet · <10,000 low-heat]
Mesh:           [60–80 mesh]
Moisture:       [≤13%]
Food safety:    [aflatoxin · pesticide · microbial per market]
Packaging:      [25 kg kraft bags, export cartons]
Documents:      [lot-specific COA · certificates · traceability]

Blank template — any form

Product:        [whole / flakes / powder / segments]
Variety:        [name or SHU window]
Origin:         [province]
SHU window:     [–]
ASTA:           [–]
Mesh:           [20–40 flakes · 60–80 powder · 100+ sauces]
Moisture:       [≤13%]
Water activity: [≤0.65]
Food safety:    [market limits]
Packaging:      [bag type, weight]
Documents:      [lot-specific COA · certificates · traceability]

Why a written specification pays for itself

Heat, colour, texture, safety and shelf life each drift on their own when unspecified. A one-line spec costs nothing to write and saves a failed batch — the buyers who get consistent product are the ones who specify all of it and then verify with a lot COA.

Bracketed values are representative examples from our buying guide — confirm your exact SHU, ASTA, moisture and market limits with us before contracting.

References

  1. Tenda Peppers — Buyer Specification Template (live spec page)
  2. Tenda Peppers technical documentation (ISO 9001 / HACCP)

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Need a matched specification? Browse our paprika powder and dried chillies range, or contact us for a quotation.

Tenda Peppers — Paprika & Dried Chillies Manufacturer This guide is published by Tenda Peppers, the paprika and dried chilli brand of Leling Tenda Chili Products Co., Ltd. (founded 2010). Browse our paprika powder and dried chillies, or request a quotation.