- Ingredient Name:Paprika
- Functions:Spice
- Labeling Claims:Plant-Based, Naturally Derived
- End Uses:Sauces, Cheese
- Features:Imparts color
Webb James Paprika is a spice produced from specific varieties of dried ground peppers without seeds. The spicy paprika is obtained by grinding the same fruits together with the seeds. They give the spice a taste of more or less spicy, due to the content of capsaicin. All varieties of peppers used for the preparation of Paprika belong to the Capsicum annum species, native to tropical America. Its use in Europe dates back to the Turks, who brought it from India, Spain, Hungary, Serbia, Morocco, and the USA have a long tradition in the cultivation and production of Paprika. Recently its cultivation has developed in Peru, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Israel, China, South Africa, and Mozambique.