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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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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BUTANE-1,3-DIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTANE-2,3-DIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.3 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit not available 11.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 431.0 1670.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Fruit 20.0 530.0 3.84 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN 44 Fruit 100.0 4000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN 44 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 634000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN 44 Tissue Culture not available 590.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN 2 Fruit 1.0 2820.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN-3,6-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 165.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN-5,6-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 185.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHONE 0 Fruit 0.0 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIAMIDE 0 Fruit 20.0 200.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAPSIAMIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-A 1 Fruit 33.0 250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-B 0 Fruit 2.0 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-C 1 Fruit 35.0 103.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-D 1 Fruit 21.0 38.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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