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THE COMPOSITION OF RED PEPPERS. 



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

 grindings. The percentage of these parts is also of value in the 

 microscopical examination of the ground product in order to deter- 

 mine whether or not there is an abnormal percentage of any of the 

 parts. 



Table 7 gives the analytical results on the various ground samples: 



TABLE 7. Analytical results on ground Spanish pimenton, or pimiento. 



