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Red pepper

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Red pepper in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hot pepper · Ae-pepper, red or cayenne · Capsici fructus acer · Capsicum annuum var. annuum hot cultivar group seed · Capsicum annuum var. annuum seed · Cayenne pepper

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Cayenne pepper allergenic extract · Cayenne pepper seed · Food - plant source, cayenne pepper capsicum annum · Food - plant source, pepper, red or cayenne capsicum annuum · Pepper,red or cayenne · Spices, pepper, red or cayenne · P.C. Code 070703 · PC Code 070703

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Red pepper yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Red pepper appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Red pepper yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Red pepper; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Red pepper in the catalog.