PAPRIKA. 



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The results of this separation in percentage of shells, seeds, and 

 placentae, and stems are as follows: 



TABLE 3. Separation of Hungarian paprikas for analysis. 



The percentage was determined so that the effect of the addition 

 of any of the parts in excess of the normal might be calculated, and 

 thus a check had on the actual determinations made on the various 

 grindings. 



The percentage of these various parts is also of value in the micro- 

 scopical examination of the ground product, in order to determine 

 whether or not there is an abnormal percentage of seeds or stems 

 present. It will be seen from this .table that the percentage of stems 

 never exceeds 10 per cent. 



Sigmond and Vuk * made a similar separation on a large number 

 of paprikas, and the following table is the average, maximum, and 

 minimum of the results obtained by them. They separated the 

 paprika, however, into four parts pericarp or shells, seeds, placentae, 

 and stems and their results show conditions very similar to those 

 obtained by the authors. 



Separation of paprikas (Sigmond and Vuk). 



1 Sigmond und Vuk. Beiuitge zur cheniischen KenntiiLs des Paprika. Zts. Xuhr. Genussm., 1911, 



