Peppers, nutmeg, and cloves have had a huge impact on people over the years. From making food taste better to helping to cure a cold, they have helped people around the world. It also helped the economy because merchants could sell or trade these spices as they were very valuable back then. I believe that it should be one of the 17 molecules that changed history.
Chili peppers grow on a number of species of the Capsicum genus. Capsicum annuum, for example, is an annual that includes bell peppers, sweet peppers, pimentos, banana peppers, paprika, cayenne peppers, and many others. Chili peppers come in many colors, sizes, and shapes, but in all of them the chemical compound responsible for their pungent flavor and often heat is capsaicin.
Chili peppers grow on a number of species of the Capsicum genus. Capsicum annuum, for example, is an annual that includes bell peppers, sweet peppers, pimentos, banana peppers, paprika, cayenne peppers, and many others. Chili peppers come in many colors, sizes, and shapes, but in all of them the chemical compound responsible for their pungent flavor and often heat is capsaicin.