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Originally Posted by FarmerShawn
I had the same problem with clumping, but I know my powders were dry, and the little jars I kept them in were airtight. Because the clumping was worst with the ripe red powders, especially with Jimmy Nardello powder, and almost nonexistent with green pepper power, I concluded it was not humidity that caused the problem, but sugar content. Like brown sugar clumps easily.
Shawn
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Here is some help for both Shawn and Bill.
The red sweeter peppers have sugar, sugar is very hygroscopic meaning it absorbs water easily.
Most if not all of your pepper and spice powders you buy in the store have some sort of anti caking agent in them and by law they dont have to list it.
What you can do is buy the little packets of silica gel to stop the clumping.
They are very inexpensive.
Just Google silica gel packet or capsule and you will find a pile of suppliers.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...,d.aWw&cad=rja
Worth