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Why are chillis hot?

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philrange | 18:32 Wed 10th Jan 2001 | Food & Drink
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Why do chillis feel hot?
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Chillies contain an acid called capsic acid, or something like that, the heat is measured in schoville units, the hottest chillie, the habenero reaching up to 300,000. This is pretty hot when you consider that the jalepino is usualy about 3000.
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