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The king of spices: on pepper's pungent pleasure

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Pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.), and its key pungent constituent piperine (an alkaloid), has long been one of the world's most popular spices. Interestingly, it is one of the only culinary spices (along with the mineral salt) that is to be found on/at the dining table around the world. Known as the ‘king of spices’, pepper possesses a number of beneficial anti-microbial and anti-carcinogenic properties, as well as a gustatory pungency that chefs and consumers in many ...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.ijgfs.2024.100900

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Oxford college:
Somerville College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2111-072X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science More from this journal
Volume:
35
Article number:
100900
Publication date:
2024-02-20
Acceptance date:
2024-02-13
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ISSN:
1878-450X
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English
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Pubs id:
1656801
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pubs:1656801
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2024-03-02

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