Nightshades include:
- eggplant
- potato
- tomato
- tomatillo
- pepper, including the following varieties
- sweet peppers
- bell pepper
- Italian pepper
- cayenne
- Chile
- Anaheim
- Fresno
- Jalapño
- poblano
- serrano
- pimento
- ancho
- cascabel
- chipotle
- guajillo
- habañero
- pasada pasilla
- cherry pepper
- ground cherries
- garden huckleberry
- tamarillo
- pepino
- naranjillas
- goji berry
- wolf berry
- cape gooseberry (normal gooseberries are fine)
- ashwagandha (from Ayurvedic medicine)
- tobacco
Things made from nightshades:
- paprika
- ketchup
- tabasco
- Cola beverages
spices
- cayenne
- chili powder
- curry
- paprika
Things that include nightshades as an ingredient:
- mustard sauce (mustard seed is fine)
- most commercial curry powder
- HP Sauce
- Tabasco Sauce
- chili powder
- barbecue sauce
phrases to watch out for:
- “spices” (if “spices” is listed as an ingredient in a commercial product, it is best to avoid it, as cayenne or paprika is often included in that list)
list of peppers:
http://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types.html#.UJUkEY5Jxbt
http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/pages/chilli_varieties.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Capsicum_cultivars
Categories: List of Nightshades
