Black pepper: Healthy or not?
Modern science suggests that black pepper does indeed confer health benefits, mainly as a result of an alkaloid called piperine
Pepper spray: Why it is so dangerous
Corneal abrasions and ulcers are not rare events when patients are exposed to pepper spray, suggest studies
Indian scientists find a way to enhance fat-burning capacity of chilli
Capsaicin, an active ingredient of chilli, is known to have anti-obesity or fat reducing properties
Black pepper may hold the key for Corona fighting drug: Study
Piperine, an alkaloid present in pepper, could bind to novel coronavirus proteins and stop it from entering human cells, says IIT (ISM) study
The fiery flavours of stem pepper
The pepper species, relatively unexplored, is restricted to a few pockets in West Bengal
Alkaloid from black pepper shows promising results against neurological disorder
Piperine can be used as therapeutic agent Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome
Stop importing black pepper, it’s causing price crash: growers to Centre
Despite a ban on sale of pepper under Rs 500 per kg, its price has dipped to Rs 335 per kg owing to imports from Vietnam, Sri Lanka
Telangana farmers pushed to suicide after pest attack destroys chilli crop
There has been no announcement on compensation to farmers who have lost their crops
Hot pepper genome decoded
Study opens doors for creating better varieties, with different nutritional values and flavours
COVID-19: Spice growers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala face looming crisis
With roads leading to plantations shut, spice cultivation has been badly hit
Global Eco Watch: Chinese pink dolphin numbers rise in Pearl river estuary
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EU may ban import of betel leaves, lady's finger, chilli peppers
European Union’s food safety regulatory body issued 111 notifications related to pesticide residue on produce from India
Coca Cola, Pepsi and Snapple to cut 20% calories in beverages over 10 years
Move follows widespread public concern about increasing obesity in the US
Verifying viral virus truths: Tomatoes, tiranga and TRPs
The media wrongly claimed a correlation between a mysterious alleged new virus that targets tomatoes to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
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