CHILI PEPPER | (Ind.) CABE, CABAI | PARPIKA
7 videos • 6 views • by World Plant id INTERNATIONAL (int.) : CHILI, PEPPER INDONESIAN (idn.) : CABE, CABAI, PAPRIKA BOTANICAL NAME (scn.) : CAPSICUM SP. Scientific classification : Kingdom : Plantae Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order : Solanales Family : Solanaceae Tribe : Capsiceae Genus : Capsicum Eng. Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add "heat" to dishes. Capsaicin and related compounds known as capsaicinoids are the substances that give chili peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically. Chili peppers exhibit a wide range of heat and flavors. This diversity is the reason behind the availability of different types of paprika and chili powder, each offering its own distinctive taste and heat level. Chili peppers are believed to have originated somewhere in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. After the Columbian Exchange, many cultivars of chili pepper spread around the world and were used for both food and traditional medicine. This led to a wide variety of cultivars, including the annuum species, with its glabriusculum variety and New Mexico cultivar group, and the species of baccatum, chinense, frutescens, and pubescens. Cultivars grown in North America and Europe are believed to all derive from Capsicum annuum and have white, yellow, red, or purple to black fruits. In 2019, the world's production of raw green chili peppers amounted to 38 million tons, with China producing half. Ind. Cabai atau Cabe adalah buah dan tumbuhan anggota genus Capsicum. Buahnya dapat digolongkan sebagai sayuran maupun bumbu, tergantung bagaimana pemanfaatannya. Sebagai bumbu, buah cabai yang pedas sangat populer di Asia Tenggara sebagai penguat rasa untuk makanan. Bagi seni masakan Padang, cabai bahkan dianggap sebagai "bahan makanan pokok" kesepuluh (alih-alih kesembilan). Sangat sulit bagi masakan Padang dibuat tanpa cabai. Cabai merah besar (Capsicum annuum L.) merupakan salah satu jenis sayuran yang memilki nilai ekonomi yang tinggi. Cabai mengandung berbagai macam senyawa yang berguna bagi kesehatan manusia. Cabai (Capsicum annum L.) merupakan salah satu komoditas sayuran yang banyak dibudidayakan oleh petani di Indonesia karena memiliki harga jual yang tinggi dan memiliki beberapa manfaat kesehatan yang salah satunya adalah zat capsaicin yang berfungsi dalam mengendalikan penyakit kanker. Selain itu, terdapat kandungan vitamin C yang cukup tinggi pada cabai dapat memenuhi kebutuhan harian setiap orang, tetapi harus dikonsumsi secukupnya untuk menghindari nyeri lambung.