Capsaicin vs. Piperine — What's the Difference?

A pungent alkaloid, C18H27NO3, derived from certain capsicums that is a strong irritant to skin and mucous membranes and is used in some topical pain relievers and in pepper sprays.

Piperine, along with its isomer chavicine, is the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper. It has been used in some forms of traditional medicine.

(organic compound) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor.

A crystalline solid, C17H19NO3, extracted from black pepper and used as flavoring and as an insecticide.

A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.

(organic compound) The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.

Colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno

A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species.

Derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper