For the first time in the arecanut sector, ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Uttara Kannada has received the Geographic Indication (GI) tag.
About:
Cultivation region: Sirsi Supari is cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks in Uttara Kannada.
Registered proprietor of the GI: Totgars’ Cooperative Sale Society Ltd., Sirsi, is the registered proprietor of the GI. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, under the Union government, Chennai issued the certificate to the society on March 4, 2019. Its GI number is 464.
Features:
This particular arecanut is medium in size, round and flattened coin shape, ash coloured, and has a hard seed. These features are not seen in arecanut grown in any other regions.
This variety has a unique taste due to differences in chemical composition. The total average flavonoids content in it is around 90 whereas in others it is around 80.
Usage: ‘Sirsi Supari’ is used both as ‘chali’ (white arecanut) and red arecanut.
The ‘chali’ variety is made by peeling the ripened nuts and sun drying them later.
The red arecanut is produced by harvesting the tender nuts, then boiling and colouring them, then making them into different grades and finally sun drying them.
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