Friday 13 October 2023
The Wandering Tortoise at the Corner of City - Nature 98
Saturday 7 October 2023
The Cypress Vine is one of Popular Flowers for Hummingbirds - Nature 97
Monday 2 October 2023
The Night Sky at our Neighborhood - Nature 96
Sunday 1 October 2023
The Life Cycle of Monarch Butterfly - Nature 95
Thursday 28 September 2023
Spicy Food and Alzheimer's Disease – Part 1 - Alzheimer's 14
Chili
pepper is used the most for flavoring in many cuisine in the
worldwide. It is about three quarters (75%) of population in this
word using any kind of chili.
This substance will add flavor, heat and even complicity to foods. Chili peppers might be applied in a variety of ways. In the market, chili peppers could be fresh, dried and powdered.
Surprisingly, there are more than 200 chemical compounds in the pepper, including capsaicin.
Capsaicin is the component that has responsible for “spicy” taste. This is a chemical irritant which attached to a receptor on our tongue. The more capsaicin compound in the chili, so the chili will be spicier.
Beside to give extra flavors, there are many studies about benefit capsaicin of the chili peppers:
- increase saliva, reduce bloating, reduce cold, and weight loss
- relieve joint pain and effective agent as anticancer.
# To be continued to part 2
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The Five-spotted Hawkmoth Caterpillar - Nature 94
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Are Buff Orpington Chickens Excellent Pets? - Nature 93
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