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New natural pesticide made from chili peppers developed by Mexican startup

2018-08-02

A new Mexican firm, Applied Biotech, has developed a natural pesticide from molecules that make chili peppers hot. Capsaicinoids are the molecules that give chili peppers their heat, and the Mexican startup has harvested this chemical compound for various products. In addition to using capsaicinoids in an alternative pesticide, Applied Biotech also hopes to use it to develop pepper spray, topical creams, cable coatings and marine paint.
This new capsaicinoids technology was developed by Alejandro Torres. The inventor discovered the various applications of hot pepper molecules by accident during his Ph.D. research project.
“The land where peppers are now growing for the industrial use can be used in a different way through our biotechnology. For one kg of our product, you need five tons of Jalapeno peppers, which is about 30 football pitches of agricultural land. You can grow vegetables that people eat, such as tomatoes, corn, and beans. This is necessary because, due to the growing number of people in the world, by 2050 there will not be enough food for everyone,” Torres told Innovation Origins.
So rather than using huge expanses of land to grow just chili peppers, Applied Biotech uses bio-reactor technology to develop the hot pepper molecule. This way, the natural balance of soil is maintained, and fewer chemical pesticides are deployed to control pests.
“It is not only the agricultural land that can be optimized but also the use of fewer chemicals. We also have relatively little waste because we can reuse many of the ingredients from production,” Torres said.

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