Biochemical characteristics of hot pepper fruit grown in Moscow region

Evaluation of capsaicin, vitamin C, and carotenoid content in 11 accessions of the hot pepper collection of VNIISSOK selection is achieved. A direct correlation is revealed between capsaicin concentrations in placenta, seeds, and pericarp and between fruit mass and capcaicin placenta (seeds)/pericarp ratios. Accessions with the highest content of biologically active compounds are indicated: with vitamin C up to 2652 mg/100 g of dry wt, ASTA up to 150 units, capsaicin content in pericarp up to 47 mg/100 g of dry wt, and dry matter up to 18.4%.