pepper extract has become more and more popular with people

As a result of deep processing and finishing of pepper, pepper extract has become more and more popular with people, and its application fields are becoming more and more extensive. Nowadays, pepper extract is in the fields of food, medicine, healthcare, chemical industry and military industry. Both play an important role.

Food field.

Chili oleoresin is used in the food industry as a seasoning, coloring, flavoring agent, etc., including instant noodle seasoning, hot pot seasoning, soup, chili sauce, barbecue sauce, spicy kimchi, chili oil, spicy sand. Division, hot and sour sauce, spicy vinegar and fast food seasoning, almost all foods are covered. As the main component of pepper, capsaicin is a good nutrient and has the function of promoting energy metabolism in the body. At the same time, capsaicin has great research significance in food preservation. Capsanthin is widely used in oils and fats, sauces, processed aquatic products, vegetable products, fruit juices, ice cream, etc., and the dosage is generally 0.05% to 2%. Studies have shown that: the red pigment of capsanthin has a good coloring effect in soy sauce, and there is almost no floating stratification on the surface for three months. The cooking fish soup has a reddish color, which not only has no toxic side effects on the human body but also increases carotenoids in the human body. The compound has a certain nutritional value.

Medical field.

Studies have shown that capsaicin has a variety of physiological pharmacological activities. After further purification of capsaicin, it has ideal analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, and it is effective in treating rheumatism, bruises, and frostbite. , prevention of cancer, detoxification, analgesia, itching, sterilization and anti-inflammatory, Jianweixiaoshi and other drugs. For example, capsaicin has an analgesic effect similar to that of morphine, but its effect is longer than that of morphine. In recent years, it has been found that capsaicin has a protective effect on human gastrointestinal tract membrane and can promote gastrointestinal motility, and has potential application value to digestive tract diseases. Natural pigments are widely used in medicine, such as color development in various liquid medicines, a color of various pills and tablets, and capsanthin is used as a coloring agent for sugar-coated tablets. The advantage is that the color is bright and bright, making people happy to accept At the same time, it has a moisture-proof effect. Beta-carotene in capsanthin prevents the formation of a particularly harmful low-density lipoprotein, which disrupts the arrangement of cells on the vessel wall and accelerates the formation of thrombi. Therefore, capsanthin prevents and treats Arteriosclerosis and malignant development have certain effects.

Health field

Capsaicin can be used as a natural weight loss factor in the healthcare field. Clinical trials have shown that capsaicin promotes energy expenditure and oxidation of lipids. The heat-generating phenomenon of capsaicin is caused by the pungent metabolism of the fatty substances, and it can also reduce the quality of the kidney adipose tissue, enhance its durability, and ultimately achieve the purpose of reducing body weight and controlling obesity. As a natural pigment, capsanthin has no toxic side effects. Capsanthin contains carotene, cryptoxanthin, and zeaxanthin, which have vitamin A activity, are excellent free radical scavengers, have nutritive health functions, can increase immune function, prevent arteriosclerosis and fat in blood vessels. Deposition, while having anti-cancer, anti-aging and other effects.

Feed industry

The antibacterial, anti-toxin and activation of zymogen activity of capsaicin extract and the enhancement of immunity of the body further prove that capsaicin extract has become another antibiotic substitute, and its application in the field of feed has attracted more and more attention. After eating capsaicin, animals can promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance appetite, promote blood circulation, improve the body's ability to resist disease, as well as deworming, be sweating and other effects, which is conducive to the prevention and treatment of diarrhea, inflammation and other animal diseases. At present, the use of purely extracted capsicum in the feed industry has no toxic side effects on the animal's body, no pollution to the environment, and no harm to human health.

Military field

Capsaicin has a good tearing effect. Excessive capsaicin can cause strong physiological reactions in the human body, causing cough, vomiting, tearing, disorientation, and erythema, but no toxic side effects. Therefore, it is used as a main raw material for the manufacture of tear gas, tear gas guns and defense weapons in the military, and has been widely used in developed countries such as the United States and Japan.