How Come Chili Can be Spicy? This is The Content!

Many exciting things need to be explored in this world, including the taste problem. There are sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and also spicy. But as my friend Tafansa ever thought about why chili is spicy? Even the spicy sensation feels burning to the mouth, so it often makes someone cry because of spiciness.

Here is a little review of the spicy chili phenomenon that must be known and can add to your insight!

Reasons for the Spicy Sensation in Chili Peppers

Who needs to learn chili, one of the most commonly used foodstuffs in daily food processing? Many people like even the spicy sensation to increase their appetite. Because if the food served is spicy, the appetite increases indirectly as if you don't want to stop chewing. In the absence of chili peppers, food will not be festive. But do you know why chili is spicy?

So, the spicy taste in chili is caused by a chemical called Capsaicin. This compound has the chemical name 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-trans-6-none amid. Even this compound also includes non-polar covalent compounds. It is formed due to bonds between the atoms C, H, O, and N. 

This spicy sensation in chili peppers also appears because Capsaicin gives signals to the brain. Even the sensation caused is almost the same as skin exposed to heat or burning (blistering). But, in addition to creating a spicy taste, this Capsaicin compound is also a personal protection for chili plants to avoid mold. 

The chili seeds contain more Capsaicin. Therefore, you can remove the chili seeds and only process the fruit's flesh to reduce the spicy taste of the food.

Benefits of Capsaicin in Chili Peppers for the Body

If you already know the content of chili, Capsaicin, what benefits the body? Capsaicin will not only cause spiciness or stomach pain. But this active ingredient can relieve pain and increase the body's immunity to fight infections. No wonder many Indonesians, when sick, will want to eat spicy food. 

Capsaicin also encourages the body's metabolic work up to 5% faster in burning fat. For calorie burning, it only takes 20 minutes after you eat.

It can be concluded that chili peppers also store some benefits from the active compounds. For those who like spicy food, luckily, you can increase your immune system and burn fat at the same time just by consuming chili sauce. But, you still have to know the portion and don't overeat spicy if you don't want to have a stomachache. What do you think, buddy Tafansa?

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