On 5/24/2014 9:34 PM, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> On 2014-05-23 19:40:05 +0000, Tara said:
>
>> Kroger has jars of pickled jalapeņo slices labeled "no heat". Shaking my
>> head ...
>>
>> Tara
>
> Probably they were the waste product left over after chemical extraction
> of "natural flavor." There are lots of waste products like that on the
> market these days, including (I suspect) the largely flavorless butter
> that is the norm at the supermarket now. Where does "natural butter
> flavor" come from? Ask your local dairy!
>
I believe that Texas A&M was (and probably still is) involved in the
breeding of less-hot jalapenos. They are not a waste product.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Mild_Jalape%C3%B1o