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Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
Plant Part Used: Fruit
Processing Method: Drying, Grinding
Cayenne pepper otherwise called chilli belongs to solanacea family. These are originated from Central America. They are a group of skinny, tapering, mostly red coloured pepper, which hang from the bush. Capsaicin is the active components of Chilli peppers. This mostly gives spicy flavour.
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Caynne pepper, Red Chilli, Chilli
SynonymsRed pepper, Chilli pepper, Sweet pepper, Capsicum, Kochujang.
Biological SourceCapsicum annuum
Solanaceae
Parts UsedFruit
Major componentsCayenne pepper contains up to 1.5% capsaicinoids including 0.11% capsaicin, 6,7-dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and homocapsaicin [Fig.3] [1].
Other constituentsFixed oils, carotenoid pigments including capsanthin, capsorubin, alpha- and beta-carotene, steroid glycosides, including capsicosides, vitamins A and C, trace of volatile oil [1].
Health categoriesCardioprotective, hepatoprotective.
Description
Peppers are the fruits of plants from the genus Capsicum. Pungency, a commercially important attribute of peppers, is due to the presence of chemicals from the
characteristic capsaicinoids group. Capsaicin content of peppers is one of the major parameters that determine its commercial quality [2].