Chili pepper fruits: Content and pattern of capsaicinoids in single fruits of different ages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 12114-12121

  Mueller Seitz, Erika ^a   Hiepler, Constanze ^a   Petz, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Capsicum; Dihydrocapsaicin; Fruit weight; Heterogeneity; Individual fruits; Nordihydrocapsaicin

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

CAPSAICIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PEPPER;

CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM; FRUIT;

EID: 58849140565     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802385v     Document Type: Article

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