Chenpi

Chenpi
Traditional Chinese	陳皮
Simplified Chinese	陈皮
Literal meaning	preserved peel
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin chénpí Bopomofo ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄧˊ Hakka Romanization cen² pi² Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chàhn pèih Jyutping can⁴ pei⁴ Southern Min Hokkien POJ tîn-phî
Gwo Pei
Traditional Chinese	果皮
Literal meaning	fruit peel
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gwó pèih Jyutping gwo² pei⁴
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橘皮
Simplified Chinese	桔皮
Literal meaning	mandarin orange peel
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin júpí Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gwāt pèih Jyutping gwat¹ pei⁴

Chenpi, chen pi, or chimpi is sun-dried mandarin orange peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. It is aged by storing them dry. The taste is first slightly sweet, but the aftertaste is pungent and bitter. According to Chinese herbology, its attribute is warm. Chenpi has a common name, 'ju pi' or mandarin orange peel.^[1]

Chenpi contains volatile oils which include the chemical compounds nobiletin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, tangeretin, citromitin, synephrine, carotene, cryptoxanthin, inositol, vitamin B₁, and vitamin C.^[2] Traditional Chinese herbal medicine uses the alcohol extracts of several citrus peels, including those extracted from mandarin orange and bitter orange.