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Why is salsa spicy?

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Hot sauce is a condiment prepared from various types of chili peppers, including cayenne, jalapeño, and habanero peppers. (Chipotle is smoked jalapeños). These peppers all contain capsaicinoids, which act on the same nerve fibers that sense actual heat. This irritation can occur in the eyes, in the nose, and on the skin, which is why capsaicin is used in anti-personnel pepper spray and dog repellents. (It is also used to create an anesthetic warming sensation in muscle rubs and creams.)

Similar chemicals found in spices are piperine (black pepper) and alyll isothiocyanates (which form when eating radishes and horseradishes). Milder spices such as cinnamon do not have as strong an effect. The certified "hottest" pepper is the naga (naga jolokia), about twice as hot as habaneros and about 6% as potent as the pure chemical capsaicin.

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some salsas contain peppers or pepper seeds. the chemical that gives the pepper spiciness is called Capsaicin.

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Peppers have a chemical in them called capsicum that creates a "hot" feeling when ingested.

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Because it contains hot peppers, such as jalapenos or chiles de arbol.

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By getting older no. But if you get hot salsa it will tend to be a bit hotter simply because of the amount of spice they put in it keeps it VERY hot.

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