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This fragmented approach prevents identification of species\u2010specific advantages and limits evidence\u2010based recommendations for functional food or pharmaceutical applications. The current comparative study evaluated nutritional composition, phytochemical constituents, and biological activities of\n \n Capsicum frutescens<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n and\n \n Capsicum annuum<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n fruits. Proximate analysis revealed similar moisture content (71.49%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.69% vs. 73.51%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.64%) but distinct nutritional profiles:\n \n C. frutescens<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n contained higher protein (1.88%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.06% vs. 1.52%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.01%,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.004), while\n \n C. annuum<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n showed elevated fiber (5.72%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.03% vs. 5.18%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.06%,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.001). Mineral profiling demonstrated complementary patterns with\n \n C. frutescens<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n richer in iron (4.91 vs. 3.18\u2009mg\/100\u2009g), potassium (5.21 vs. 4.41\u2009mg\/100\u2009g), and zinc (0.20 vs. 0.10\u2009mg\/100\u2009g), whereas\n \n C. annuum<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n contained higher calcium (6.21 vs. 4.91\u2009mg\/100\u2009g) and phosphorus (5.78 vs. 4.06\u2009mg\/100\u2009g). Methanol extracts (yield: 8.7% vs. 6.3% w\/w) from both species contained alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, and tannins. While qualitative tests confirmed multiple phytochemical classes, individual compound identification was not performed due to resource constraints.\n \n C. frutescens<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n exhibited 3.5\u2010fold higher phenolic content (18.85\u2009\u00b1\u20090.52 vs. 5.36\u2009\u00b1\u20090.28\u2009\u03bcg gallic acid equivalents, GAE\/mg,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), while\n \n C. annuum<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n showed elevated flavonoids (37.8%\u2009\u00b1\u20091.2% vs. 20.73%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.85\u2009g rutin equivalents, RE,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001) and saponins (18.6%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7% vs. 13.3%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5\u2009g diosgenin equivalents, DE,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.002). Biological activity testing revealed\n \n C. frutescens<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n demonstrated 2.5\u2010fold superior antioxidant capacity (2,2\u2010diphenyl\u20101\u2010picrylhydrazyl, DPPH Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration, IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n : 111.96\u2009\u00b1\u20093.24 vs. 284.57\u2009\u00b1\u20095.87\u2009\u03bcg\/mL,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), stronger antibacterial efficacy (inhibition zones: 8\u201322 vs. 7\u201314\u2009mm), and two\u2010fold greater cytotoxic potential in the brine shrimp lethality assay (Lethal Concentration 50%, LC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n : 29.24\u2009\u00b1\u20091.15 vs. 59.37\u2009\u00b1\u20092.34\u2009\u03bcg\/mL,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), though validation in human cancer cell lines is necessary to confirm anticancer potential. Both species exhibited equivalent anti\u2010arthritic activity (99.57%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.24% vs. 99.42%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.31%), comparable to diclofenac sodium (99.78%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.18%,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.712). These findings establish species\u2010specific advantages supporting their complementary use in functional food and nutraceutical development, though further studies including individual compound identification via HPLC\u2010DAD\u2010MS\/MS and in\u00a0vivo validation are necessary to confirm therapeutic applications.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/fsn3.71426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,10]],"date-time":"2026-01-10T06:06:42Z","timestamp":1768025202000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Comparative Profiling of\n Capsicum frutescens<\/i>\n and\n C. annuum<\/i>\n Reveals Superior Bioactivities and Nutritional Advantages for Functional Food Applications"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Shahin","family":"Akter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Chittagong Chittagong Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5706-5150","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad Mamunur Rashid","family":"Mahib","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Chittagong Chittagong Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Razuanul","family":"Hoque","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Chittagong Chittagong Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md. 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