CH-19 Sweet peppers are rich in substances called capsinoids, which are similar in molecular structure to capsaicin2-the substance that gives hot chili peppers their heat. The degree of pungency in capsinoids, however, is only 1/1000 of the pungency of capsaicin.* It takes 10,000 pounds of CH-19 Sweet peppers to produce one pound of capsinoids.
CH-19 Sweet peppers are grown on farms owned and operated by Ajinomoto Co. in Thailand. The farms total over 1,000 acres (about 100 times the size of a baseball stadium). The CH-19 Sweet peppers thrive in this idyllic setting, surrounded by rice paddies, sugar cane fields and cassava plantations, and refreshed by an invigorating breeze.