| The spiciness of black pepper is due to the chemical piperine, not to be confused with the capsaicin characteristic of chili peppers. |
| The benefit of buying it in a bottle, she said, is that it's usually combined with a compound called piperine, which aids absorption. |
| Some sources say that piperine, a substance present in black pepper, irritates the nostrils, causing the sneezing. |
| Of piperine: It was recently discovered that valuable of curcumin Turmeric can be sufficiently treated so that the body derives all its benefits, in the presence of piperine combined, concentrated from the pepper. |
| The same is true of ginger extract, gingerols having a similar structure to that of piperine. |
| Figure 1 The piperine molecule, which can be isolated from black pepper, through extraction by ethanol. |
