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Peppers from the genus Capsicum are among the most consumed spices in the world, presenting a rich variation in size, color, flavor and pungency. They are also valued for their richness in bioactive compounds such as vitamins, polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids and other secondary metabolites with antioxidant properties (Di Cagno et al., 2009; Hamed et al., 2019). They comprise 38 species, six of which are domesticated: C. annuum, C. baccatum, C. assamicum, C. chinense, C. pubescens and C. frutescens (Ramchiary et al., 2013). Capsicum frutescens is one of the most used species in cooking, especially the varieties malagueta and tabasco, which are native to tropical regions of America (Carvalho et al., 2017).