Do you know how the spiciness of chili peppers is measured?

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Is heat a type of pain? As the saying goes, there are sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors, but actually spice is not a \"taste\" per se; strictly speaking, it is a type of pain sensation that includes various sensations such as heat, spiciness, and numbness. Therefore, those who enjoy spicy food may have a certain degree of self-mutilatory tendency. The reason we can feel heat is mainly due to capsaicin contained in chili peppers. Incidentally, drinking ice water alone isn’t very effective in relieving the heat sensation, as capsaicin is a fat-soluble substance that water cannot remove; it only helps to alleviate the irritation in the mouth. An effective and easily accessible remedy for reducing spice intensity is ice milk; the casein in milk helps to remove capsaicin, and other dairy products also have excellent effects! .