Food and Drug Regulations

B.07.007 [S]. Cayenne Pepper or Cayenne, whole or ground,

• (a) shall be the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens L., Capsicum baccatum L., or other small-fruited species of Capsicum and shall contain not more than

  • (i) 1.5 per cent starch,

  • (ii) 28 per cent crude fibre,

  • (iii) 10 per cent total ash,

  • (iv) 1.5 per cent ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and

  • (v) 10 per cent moisture; and

• (b) may contain silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agent in an amount not exceeding 2.0 per cent.