Glossary F
Deutsch: Fettquelle / Español: Fuente de grasa / Português: Fonte de gordura / Français: Source de lipides / Italiano: Fonte di grassi
A fat source refers to any dietary component that primarily provides lipids, which are essential macronutrients in human and animal nutrition. These sources can be of animal, plant, or synthetic origin and vary significantly in their fatty acid composition, nutritional value, and functional properties in food processing. The selection of an appropriate fat source depends on its intended use, whether for direct consumption, culinary applications, or industrial food production.
Fatali Pepper refers to a variety of hot or spicy pepper; one the hottest peppers known whichi scores near record-heat on pepper heat scales and even beats most Habanero's. It is one of the top 5 or 6 hottest peppers known. It ranges 100,000 to 300,000 on the Scoville Scale, but commonly tests at 250,000 or more.
Fatali Pepper tree produces golden yellow fruits that grow to 3" and have a citrus-like flavor beneath their intense heat. Originally from the Central African Republic. Fatali are green when young and turn yellow as they mature with fruits around 3" long.
While Fatali is very spicy or hot, it has an excellent citrusy flavor with a taste of lemon and sometimes peach and the fruit contains few seeds.
Fatali Pepper is listed as one of the heirloom foods known to men.