359 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 A. B. Sharangi (ed.), Indian Spices, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75016-3_13 Chapter 13 Export of Onion, Garlic and Chilli: Three Essential Spices in Daily Kitchen T. Seth, Y. A. Lyngdoh, A. Chattopadhyay, Amit Baran Sharangi, and G. P. Mishra Abstract India is known as “The Home of Spices”. No Indian meal is considered complete without the tangy and delectable lavor of Indian Spices, locally known as “Masala”. Indian spices are famous all over the world for their gastronic value to pos- sess high medicinal values. Specialized commodity trading is gaining momentum in many parts of India. Vast export potential exists in India for fresh and different pro- cessed products of vegetables. Among vegetables, onion contributes the largest export- able commodities in India. India ranks third in export of fresh onion, next to Netherlands and Spain in the world and export of fresh onion from India is channelized through NAFED. Major importers of fresh onion from India are Gulf countries, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Fresh onion export from India shares 8.98% of the total export earnings from agriculture sector in 2014–15. Garlic has been exporting from India for many years to the major importing countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Zambia, UAF, Bahrain, Mauritius, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The export has been ranging between 2 and 3 per cent of the total domestic production. The quantum of export of garlic has been luctuating due to sudden change in the policy of garlic importing countries. Varieties having bigger cloves have great demand in the inter- national market. In Europe and North America chilli is consumed as an important vegetable in diets but it is considered as a spice product in international trade. The mild and or non-pungent dried powder or oleoresin having a brilliant red colour is common in the international spice trade. The chilli powder and oleoresin contains T. Seth (*) ICAR-RCER Research Centre Ranchi, Plandu, Jharkhand, India Y. A. Lyngdoh Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India G. P. Mishra Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India A. Chattopadhyay Department of Vegetable Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), Mohanpur, West Bengal, India A. B. Sharangi Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India