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Capsicum

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Capsicum in plain language

What it is

Also known as Capsicum extract · Capsici fructus · Capsicum annuum · Capsicum annuum l. var. minimum (miller)heiser · Capsicum annuum tincture · Chili pepper

Show all 24 names

Jalapeno pepper · African chillies · Capsicum annuum var. annuum hot cultivar group fruit · Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme fruit · Capsicum annuum var. conoides fruit · Capsicum annuum var. fasciculatum fruit · Capsicum annuum var. longum fruit · Cayenne · Chile pepper · Chilli pepper · Chillie pepper · Food - plant source, chili pepper · Louisiana long pepper · Louisiana sport pepper · Peppers, hot chili, green, raw · Peppers, hot chili, red, raw · Peppers, jalapeno, raw · Peppers,hot chili,grn,raw

What it does

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

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Capsicum appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 148 active drug products and 165 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 148 active drug products and 165 total products.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Capsicum 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

  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2030-11-03

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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Capsicum in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

165

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Capsicum; 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 Capsicum in the catalog.