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Why Are Chili Peppers So Spicy?

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Why Are Chili Peppers So Spicy?
posted Jun 11, 2016 by Divya Shree

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An odorless, flavorless substance in peppers makes them hot. The culprit of the burning feeling you get from jalapeno-loaded Mexican food: chemical compounds called capsaicinoids. The odorless, flavorless substances are hidden in the white flesh inside of peppers.

answer Jun 14, 2016 by Shivaranjini
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