期刊
MOLECULES
卷 16, 期 10, 页码 8919-8929出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16108919
关键词
Capsicum; capsaicin; chilli; pepper; daily capsaicin intake; Scoville heat units
资金
- King Saud University [RGP-VPP-043]
The aim of the present study was to determine the content of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in Capsicum samples collected from city markets in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), calculate their pungency in Scoville heat units (SHU) and evaluate the average daily intake of capsaicin for the population of Riyadh. The investigated samples consisted of hot chillies, red chillies, green chillies, green peppers, red peppers and yellow peppers. Extraction of capsaicinoids was done using ethanol as solvent, while high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for separation, identification and quantitation of the components. The limit of detection (LOD) of the method was 0.09 and 0.10 mu g/g for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin, respectively, while the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0.30 and 0.36 mu g/g for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin, respectively. Hot chillies showed the highest concentration of capsaicin (4249.0 +/- 190.3 mu g/g) and the highest pungency level (67984.60 SHU), whereas green peppers had the lowest detected concentration (1.0 +/- 0.9 mu g/g); green peppers, red peppers and yellow peppers were non pungent. The mean consumption of peppers for Riyadh city population was determined to be 15.5 g/person/day while the daily capsaicin intake was 7.584 mg/person/day.
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