Assertion: pepper | /r/ObjectUse | used as spice
Facets:
value: at the concentrations
type: LOCATION
value: around the world
type: LOCATION
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Similarly, the belief that pepper was widely used as a preservative is questionable; it is true that piperine, the compound that gives pepper its spiciness, has some antimicrobial properties, but at the concentrations present when pepper is used as a spice, the effect is small.
text: They are used for many purposes like vegetables, medicine, and spices.
text: Similarly, the belief that pepper was widely used as a preservative is questionable: it is true that piperine, the compound that gives pepper its spiciness, has some antimicrobial properties, but at the concentrations present when pepper is used as a spice, the effect is small.
text: Widely used as a spice around the world, pepper also has a limited usage in medicine as a carminative (to relieve flatulence) and as a stimulant of gastric secretions.