The statement of the percentages is of the crystalline alkaloid (pure generic capsaicin, refined
from oleoresin capsicin, not of the pepper pods.
For certified organic fruits, allowed coatings include carnauba wax (obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm tree) and wood resin (typically produced
from the oleoresins found in pine trees).
Not exact matches
Francois» brother Olivier Bernard joined the company in 2000, and he used his experience in the fragrance and flavors industry to develop
oleoresins and extracts
from sweet spices to add to Tripper's portfolio.
Take a lesson
from food manufacturers who utilize
oleoresin capsicum, or «chile extract» in their products.
Oleoresin capsicum, the extract
from chiles, is usually around 500,000 to 1 million Scoville Heat Units.
The active ingredient in pepper spray is
oleoresin capsicum, which is a wax - like resin extracted
from finely ground capsicum converted into an aerosol.
Oleoresin capsicum is available
from Kalsec.
My wife, Mary Jane Wilan, applies super-hot sauces with
oleoresin capsicum in them on the threshold of our front door to deter the large outdoor cockroaches
from crawling in under the door.
-- GaryHello Gary:
Oleoresin capsicum can be made
from any hot chile and is usually made
from foreign chile sold in bulk, like cayenne or African bird's eye.
-- Gary Hello Gary:
Oleoresin capsicum can be made
from any hot chile and is usually made
from foreign chile sold in bulk, like cayenne or African bird's eye.
The middle stage in the processing
from chiles to pure capsaicin is an oil,
oleoresin capsicum.
Oleoresin is a natural mixture of an oil and a resin extracted
from various plants, such as pine or balsam fir.
Well the FDA defines it as: «the essential oil,
oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived
from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.»
Pig out intelligently with Smart Bacon ® — a product advertised as bringing «that hearty bacon taste into the veggie world» — and you'll get the following ingredients: Water, soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, soybean oil, textured soy protein concentrate, textured wheat gluten, less than 2 percent of natural smoke flavor, natural flavor (
from vegetable sources), grill flavor (
from sunflower oil), carrageenan, evaporated cane juice, paprika
oleoresin (for flavor and color), potassium chloride, sesame oil, fermented rice flour, tapioca dextrin, citric acid, salt.
«The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil,
oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived
from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.»
While this may be true for some plants, it is far
from the truth for
oleoresins which hold many healing compounds in their undistillable resin portion.
According to the Code of Federation Regulations: 21 CFR 501.22 — Animal foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings, and chemical preservatives, it has the following definition: «The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil,
oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived
from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.»