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Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | 10.0 | 20.0 | -0.90 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 740.0 | 6038.0 | 1.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THUJONE | 17 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOLUENE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-2-HEXEN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 260.0 | 2122.0 | 1.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 420.0 | 3427.0 | 0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALERIC-ACID | 9 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 840.0 | 6854.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLYL-AMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLYL-AMINE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Fruit | 3.0 | 23.0 | 2.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 70000.0 | 889550.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antithromboxane-B2 | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antithyroid | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitoxemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 19 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colorectal) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |