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

Plant Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Bell Pepper, Green Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Sweet Pepper, Cone Pepper, Paprika
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LUTEOXANTHIN-2 0 Fruit 7.0 110.0 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 380.0 5183.0 0.28 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 604.0 2340.0 0.10 *
MALONIC-ACID 1 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALONIC-ACID 1 Leaf ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALTOL 11 Fruit *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 0.4 1.4 -0.39 *
MARGARIC-ACID 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.79 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 100.0 1364.0 0.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MOLYBDENUM 2 Fruit 0.0 15.0 2.52 *
MUTATOXANTHIN-1 0 Fruit 0.0 40.0 *
MUTATOXANTHIN-2 0 Fruit 0.5 295.0 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit *
MYRICETIN 34 Fruit 1.0 -0.69 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit 10.0 136.0 -0.26 *
N-(13-METHYLTETRADECYL)ACETAMIDE 0 Fruit 300.0 400.0 *
N-CIS-FERULOYL-TYRAMINE 0 Root 2.0 *
N-HEXANAL 0 Fruit *
N-METHYL-ANILINE 0 Fruit 13.1 *
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