Apr 192012
 
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Also called African devil chile or birdseye. The fruit mesures between 1,5 and 3,5 cm.

There are many different kinds of piripiri, so it’s pungency depend from many environmental and genomic situation.

Generally it contains from 100.000 to 170.000 Shu.

Taste is not so fruity like habanero, so it is perfect if you don’t want to cover the meal flavour. Of course remember it is a superhot pepper, so use it with care.

100 gr of piri piri contains:

protein:gr 1,8

lipid: gr 0.5

carbohydrate: gr 3.8

thiamin: µg 830

vitamin C: mg 230

 

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