From the outset, the spice is not really a taste, since we do not get it with the sense of taste, but through pain receptors, called nociceptors. The same ones that react to intense heat or abrasions. And, unlike taste receptors, they are not found only in the mouth but in many other parts of the body, as you can witness who, hours after having eaten an especially spicy dish, has taken an unpleasant reminder to go to the toilet .
The culprit of stimulating these nociceptors, and therefore the spicy flavor of chili peppers and chili peppers, is a substance called capsaicin, which is usually found in the tissue surrounding the seeds.
Spicy is not really a flavor, but the result of the stimulation of pain receptors
Capsaicin promotes weight loss and reduces cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels, explains Jesús Francisco Rodríguez Huertas, although the mechanisms are still unclear. Therefore, pills with concentrated capsaicin are sold to lose weight.
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