【Product Name】: Red Pepper Extract

【Botanical Name】: Capsicum annuum Linne or Capsicum Annum

【Part used】: Fruit

【Appearance】:Brownish Red or White to Off white powder

【Specification】: 4：1  10：1 / Regular Powder / Capsaicin 1-5% 95% / Capsaicinoids 95%

【Storage Period】: 24 Months

【Package】: 1kg/bag 25kg/drum

【Test Method】: HPLC

【Storage Conditions】: Store in cool and dry places. Keep away from strong light and heat.

Description

Red Pepper is a small herb that can grow up to 1 m tall. Leaves are oblong-ovate, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 4–13 cm by 1.5–4 cm with an entire margin. Flowers are small, white or tinged purple.

Fruits are mostly red, but can be green, orange, yellow and can grow up to 15 cm. Seeds are pale yellow, discoid or reniform and 3–5 mm.

Chemical Composition

The fruits contain capsaicinoids, as well as a variety of low-boiling and high-boiling volatile carboxylates. In addition, it also contains β-carotene, xanthin, zeaxanthin, capsaicin, capsaicin, violet, solanine, solanidine, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, etc. The seeds contain solanine, solanidine, 4-α-methyl-5-α-cholest-8-en-3-β-ol cycloxypineol, cycloxypineol, 24-methylene ring Xybinol and lupinol, etc.