"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> They're extracting the capsaicin from it.
> A big boon to the small farmers that grow it.
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...n-army-farmers
>
> I wonder if it's actually cheaper than making
> capsaicin synthetically.

When you have 700 million people working for 2 bucks a day, yeah it is
cheaper.

Paul