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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECANOIC-ACID-VANILLYLAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 68.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Fruit | 75.0 | 1628.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | not available | 16000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-DODECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-OCTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-TETRADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 16320.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 100000.0 | 150000.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 18000.0 | 146880.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLIAXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETONE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 2640.0 | 21542.0 | 0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 740.0 | 6038.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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 * |