Nordihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).
Like capsaicin, it is an irritant. Nordihydrocapsaicin accounts for about 7% of the total capsaicinoids mixture and has about half the pungency of capsaicin. Pure nordihydrocapsaicin is a lipophilic colorless odorless crystalline to waxy compound. On the Scoville scale it has 9,100,000 SHU (Scoville heat units), significantly higher than pepper...
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Formula:
- C17H27NO3
Structure (SMILES):
- CC(C)CCCCCC(=O)NCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC
Average Molar Mass:
- 293.41 g/mol