2007-09-19 03:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
cbj is correct, and you should award him full points. Peppercorns are the seeds of the pepper plant. The "hot" substance in pepper is piperine, which is an amide of piperidine and a long-chain polyunsaturated acid.
2007-09-19 03:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't you have figured this out quicker yourself with a search, than to ask and wait for an answer?-Or is it merely a whimsical pop quiz to which you know the answer?
Nevertheless...
As a treated plant derivitive it's chemical components are numerous, and different types of pepper plants can cause alterations..
Black and white pepper have two main components, the volatile oil and the pungent components, commonly known as piperine.
Of the 100 different components in the essential oil, the main ones are a-pinene, b-pinene, 1-a-phellandrene, b-caryophyllene, limonene and sabine-delta-3-carene. The main pungency principle is piperine, the trans, trans form of 1-piperoylpiperidine. Other minor pungent alkaloids are piperidine, piperettine, piperyline, piperanine and piperolein A and B
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The salt you mention as being NaCl
(sodium chloride), is refined salt. Natural salt, as in salt water, contains calcium and magnesium compounds which give it a bitter taste.
2007-09-19 11:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pepper isn't an elemental compound that occurs in nature, it is grown, i think a seed so it's different. i'm sure it has a chemical makeup but it's just like anything else... parsley or basil.
2007-09-19 10:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pepper is roasted and ground up seeds.
2007-09-19 10:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ground up peppercorns
2007-09-19 10:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by cbj7984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a plant
2007-09-19 10:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Brad S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋