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[ Plant
part | Family | Aroma
| Constituents | Origin
| Discussion |
- Synonyms
| Danish
|
Rřd Peber |
| Dutch |
Roze peper |
| English
|
Brazil Pepper, Pink pepper;
Peruvian pepper (S. molle) |
| Estonian
|
Pehme skiinus (S. molle)
|
| French
|
Poivre rosé, Sorbier,
Baies roses, Poivrier d'Amirique, Poivre de
Bourbon |
| German
|
Brasilianischer Pfeffer,
Rosé-Pfeffer, Rosa Pfeffer; Peruanischer Pfeffer
(S. molle) |
| Hungarian
|
Rózsaszín bors,
Brazilbors; Perui bors (S. molle) |
| Icelandic
|
Rósapipar |
| Portuguese
|
Pimenta-rosa |
| Spanish
|
Arveira, Pirul |
| Swedish
|
Rosépeppar |
|
| Pink pepper berries |
- Used plant part
- Fruits
- Plant family
- Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
- Sensoric quality
- Sweet and aromatic, similar to juniper (which makes a
good substitute).
- Main constituents
- Mostly monoterpene hydrocarbons (together about 10% of
the mass of the dried berries): 21% Delta^3-carene, 20%
alpha-pinene, 13% alpha-phellandrene, 9% limonene, 8%
p-cymene and 6% beta-phellandrene. Furthermore,
monoterpene, sequiterpene and triterpene derivatives were
reported: cis-sabinole, carvotanacetone,
beta-caryophyllene, alpha- and beta-cubebane,
alpha-amyrin, alpha-amyrenone, masticadienoic acid and
hydroxymasticadienoic acid. The sweet taste (cf.
licorice) of the dried berries is due to considerable
amounts of sugar. (Phytochemistry, 16, 1301, 1977)
The
berries are sometimes accused of causing respiratory
ailment or irritation of mucous membranes.
- Origin
- Brazil (Schinus terebinthifolius) and Peru (Schinus
molle L.). The former was introduced to Florida and
today grows there wild; some sources claim that S.
terebinthifolius is commonly planted as an ornamental
in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea.
The
main producer for the European market is Réunion.
|
Peruvian
pepper tree (sterile)
|
S. terebinthifolius has small fruits
of peppercorn size and is sometimes used in the European nouvelle
cuisine, mostly in form of a decorative mixture with white,
black and green pepper corns; the larger fruits of S. molle
have appeared on the European market around 1950, but are no
longer available.
The flavour of the small, pink berries is rather week, and so
these berries serve predominantly ornamental purpose. Although
some books recommend them for fish and vegetable dishes, they
should be used with care because of potential health hazard.
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