Bird's Eye Chilli

Bird’s eye chili has the scientific name of Capsicum Frutescens, which is classified into the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to eggplants in that sense. There are indeed several types of bird’s eye chili, such as white bird’s eye chili, red bird’s eye chili, green bird’s eye chili, etc. Each of them has a different capsaicin content depending on the dry mass per mg/g, with white chilies containing the most capsaicin by 13.5mg/g.

Apart from capsaicin, the following are other common compositions of bird’s eye chili.

Betacarotene / Provitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin B1

• Vitamin B2

• Minerals

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Capsaicin

• Capsaicin Compounds

• Capsicide Compounds

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Iron

• Niacin

• Asparaginase

• Potassium

• Copper