. Bulletin. BULLETIN 43, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. COLOR. The color desired in paprika is a bright red, not too pale and not too brownish in tinge. As the red coloring matter is found in the outer wall of the fruit, this part (" shell ,') Avhen ground sepa- rately gives the lightest red color. Since, however, the shells when so ground give a dry powder which tends to fly about when used, some prefer the pods ground with the seeds. The seeds contain a large amount of a fatty oil, in which the red col- oring matter is solu- ble, and this oil gives a slight stickiness to the powder, m
. Bulletin. BULLETIN 43, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. COLOR. The color desired in paprika is a bright red, not too pale and not too brownish in tinge. As the red coloring matter is found in the outer wall of the fruit, this part (" shell ,') Avhen ground sepa- rately gives the lightest red color. Since, however, the shells when so ground give a dry powder which tends to fly about when used, some prefer the pods ground with the seeds. The seeds contain a large amount of a fatty oil, in which the red col- oring matter is solu- ble, and this oil gives a slight stickiness to the powder, making it less dusty in use, brightening and deepening the color, and also aiding in bringing out its aro- matic properties. The seeds, with the seed coats and other tis- sues present, intro- duce into the powder a pale brownish tinge, which to a consider- able extent modifies the action of the oil present in brighten- ing the color of the powder. The color is influ- enced to a consider- able degree by the fineness of the powder. In general, the finer the powder the brighter and lighter the color. PUNGENCY. The degree of pungency present is an important characteristic of paprika. To those accustomed to the very mild Spanish paprika (he Hungarian article is rather strongly pungent. This quality has been found by chemists to be due to a crystalline substance of some- what doubtful chemical character, known as capsaicin (C0H14O2). This substance occurs in the papery pale-reddish or yellowish tissues of the placenta?. The seeds, which are attached in a crowded ar-. Fig. 3.—Dried American paprika peppers of desirable type. (Two-thirds natural size.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington, Govt. Print. Off
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