FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 37-40.

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Research on Pungency Ratings Method for Capsicum and Products

 XIONG  Ke, XIA  Yan-Bin, WANG  Yan, LIU  Rong   

  1. 1.College of Food Science and Technology,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128,China; 2.Gardening and Horticultural College,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128,China
  • Online:2007-05-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: The research on the pungency ratings method was carried out on foreign capsicum and products.Combining with our country’s condition,the precision method of HPLC was introduced to measure the capsaicinoids index to build up a set of ratings by this method.Its application was discussed as well.

Key words: capsaicinoids, pungency degree, sense of pungency, SHU(scovill heat units)