Crude Purification of Capsaicin
 

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Crude Purification of Capsaicin

The following information is a guide to the process for crude purification
of Capsaicin.

Follow this at your own risk !!!

60 Red Savina Habanero peppers
1 gal 200 proof Ethanol

Warning:
Use safety goggles, respirator, protective clothing and heavy rubber
gloves.
Use heat proof glass containers.
Do not use any naked flames or have a naked flame present!!!!
Ethanol is extremely flammable!!!!


In a blender, puree the Habaneros in as much Ethanol as possible. Pour
into a GLASS container and let the mixture sit overnight at room
temperature. Pour the resultant sludge through a filtered sieve or paper
towels into a Pyrex GLASS or other heat proof GLASS container. Begin to
heat the liquid very slowly using an ELECTRIC heating device (NO FLAMES,
naked flames would be very dangerous), or use a vapor trap to remove the
alcohol fumes safely. Continue until 90% of the liquid has evaporated.
Remove from the heat and let cool. Look for a red oil floating on the
surface of the ethanol ( the color of a brick). If you don't see any,
continue to evaporate the ethanol away, periodically cooling the mixture
to look for the red oil on the surface. Once the red oil is present and
the mixture is cool, pour the mixture into a tall thin glass cylinder
(like those used in chemistry class). Use an eye dropper to remove the oil
and place it in a clean beaker. The red oil is fairly pure Capsaicin,
probably 40% Capsaicin / 60% Capsaicinoids.


Yield: Between 15,000,000 - 17,000,000 Scoville Units


WARNING, WARNING, WARNING !!!!!! Please, bear in mind that Capsaicin is an
extreme irritant and is hazardous to your health as both a chemical BURN
AGENT and as a POISON when in its purer concentrated forms. It must be
diluted before consuming as a food additive.

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