nonivamide; pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA)

Uses

• food additive to add pungency to seasonings
• used as a cheap alternative to capsaisin
• used in pepper sprays

Epidemiology

• present in chili pepper

More general terms

• analgesic (antalgic)
• food additive

Component of

• alpha tocopherol/menthol/nonivamide/salicylate

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=2998