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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHERAXANTHIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 960.0 | 7834.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 350.0 | 23000.0 | 1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 65000.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 2860.0 | 23338.0 | 1.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AUROCHROME | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 1.0 | 38.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE-EPOXIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHENETHYLACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | 60.0 | 70.0 | -0.70 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETAINE | 14 | 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 * |