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What is Roselle Extract?

A species of hibiscus native to the Old World tropics. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub, growing to 2–2.5 m tall. The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm long, arranged alternately on the stems.

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[ Homepage ] [  About Us ]   [  FAQ  ]    [ Products ]    [ Quality Certification  ]   [Contact Us ]    [Sitemap ]     [ Roselle: ] Roselle, one of the capsinoids, is often used as a popular name for capsinoids because it is the major part of capsinoids extracted from CH-19 Sweet peppers.     [ Capsinoids: ] Capsinoids are a family of compounds that are analogues of capsaicin, but are non-pungent. They are approximately 1,000 times less pungent in contrast to capsaicin. Capsinoids are extracted from CH-19 Sweet peppers, unique and natural non-pungent peppers. Capsinoids is a collective name that includes Roselle, dihydroRoselle and nordihydroRoselle. Capsinoids are protected under US patent 6333421 as a novel substance.     [ Products: ] Roselle, one of the capsinoids, is often used as a popular name for capsinoids because it is the major part of capsinoids extracted from CH-19 Sweet peppers.     [ CH-19 Sweet pepper: ] A newly discovered non-pungent sweet pepper that is the source for capsinoids, the key ingredients in Roselle Natura. This variety of pepper is unique because it produces capsinoids, but almost no capsaicin. CH-19 Sweet peppers are registered under plant variety protection 200200159.     [ Capsaicin:] Capsaicin is the pungent component found in hot chili peppers which creates the feeling of burning and heat that occurs after eating even tiny bites of the pepper. Because of these symptoms that follow ingestion, only very small amounts of dietary capsaicin can be tolerated at one time.