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piperine

[ pip-uh-reen, -er-in ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.


piperine

/ ˈpɪpəˌraɪn; -rɪn /

noun

  1. a crystalline insoluble alkaloid that is the active ingredient of pepper, used as a flavouring and as an insecticide. Formula: C 17 H 19 NO 3
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Origin of piperine1

1810–20; < Latin piper pepper + -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of piperine1

C19: from Latin piper pepper
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Because the fruit has been stripped of its outer layer of flesh, which contains the piperine compound, white peppercorns are not as peppery.

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Regarded as the world's most traded spice, black pepper gets its spicy warmth from a compound called piperine.

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For instance, a chemical found in black pepper — called piperine — is sometimes added to curcumin supplements in proprietary blends to increase its absorption.

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They found that piperine increased the absorption of EGCG, so it wasn’t broken down as quickly in the blood stream.

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An alternative is Avon Skin So Soft with picaridin, a synthetic version of piperine, the active component of black pepper.

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