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Abstract
The term capsicum actually refers to the fruit of numerous
species of the solanaceous genus ” Capsicum ”• The exact classification
of the genus is difficult and its members vary widely
in sixe, shape, flavor, and pungency. Included in the genus is
red pepper, also called cayenne or chillies, paprika and sweet
peppers (Maga 1975). The word ” pepper” is used also to describe
the formentioned capsicums or garden pepper •
Capsicum is used in foods for its colouring and pungency •
It has also found widespread use as a drug. It is used in fresh
or dry states in either whole or ground forms. Liquid extracts
of capsicum fruits resulting from the solvent ~~~ra?t~~~ called
olearesin has found widespread acceptance in commercial food pre-
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paration (Nagle, ~ ~ 1979) •
In A.RoEo t he total area which cultivated sweat and hot
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pepper in 1978 was 10278 ha• which produced 156225 ton (Ministry
of Ae;ric. 1978) • This area represents 2.5 ~~ of vegetable crops
in Egypt.
Most production in Egypt uses as fresh, drying or pickling,
while in other countries which produce large amounts of red pepper
~ ha•= 2.38 Feddans