Dried pods of hot pepper hybrids (200 g) were packed in synthetic low-density polyethylene bags (9 μm thick, 20 by 32 cm) and irradiated at dose levels of 0 (control nonirradiated samples), 2, 4, and 6 kGy in a Co60 gamma irradiator (Model Issledovatel, Mytishhi, Russia) using a dose rate of 0.4461 kGy/h at the Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar, Pakistan. Upon irradiation, the samples were transported to the laboratory under refrigeration (4 °C), analyzed immediately (day 0), and stored at 25 °C for three months (day 90). Experiments were carried out in triplicate, and three subsamples of 25 grams were taken from each package and used for chemical analysis.