Saturday, December 27, 2014

Why Do Peppers Taste Hot?

The heat sensation in chill peppers is caused by capsaicin, which is doorless, colourless, doorless, oily chemical found in peppers.  
Capsaicin binds with certain sensory neurons which then more or less, tricks your body into thinking it is being burned or at least experiencing excessive amounts of heat in the area that the capsaicin comes in contact with, even though no actual physical bushing is taking place.
More about capsaicin on Wikipedia

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