Re: [CH] Source of pepper extract
Michael Bailes (frgntgar@ozemail.com.au)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:08:48 +1100
At 9:01 AM +0000 23/1/99, Jim Campbell wrote:
>I don't believe it matters what it is made from- what you are getting is
>the capsaicin (thus extract is properly named Oleo Resin Capsaicin-
>'ORC' in the trade), not some sort of 'hab extract'. 'Paprika' is the
>chile I see used most often in ORC.
So this is not the pure capacacin but aresinous extract. What perfumers
would call an "absolute"?
Michael Bailes.
Herbarist
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