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Can cooking with ground black pepper cause any of the pepper chemicals to become carcinogenic?
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Uncertain: Some studies have suggested that piperine contained in black pepper may be carcinogenic – while other studies indicate it may be anti-carcinogenic.
Answered 6/14/2015
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