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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bell Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Cone Pepper, Green Pepper, Paprika, Sweet Pepper
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,1-DIETHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1,1-DIETHOXY-3-METHYLBUTANE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-HEXANOL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-HYDROXY-PROPAN-2-ONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-METHYLPYRROLE-KETONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-O-FERRULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 13-CIS-CAPSANTHIN Fruit 0.0 205.0 -- *
0 13-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN Fruit 2.0 43.0 -- *
0 15-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN Fruit 0.0 9.0 -- *
0 2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2,3-BUTANEDIOL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2,3-DIMETHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-BUTANONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-HEXANOL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-HEXANONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2-METHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE Fruit -- -- -- *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.