Weird Science
You may have insects to thank for the kick in your salsa or vegan nam prik, according to research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Chilies evidently produce capsaicinoids--chemicals that give them their heat--as a defense against a fungus that invades through punctures made in the chiles' skins by hungry bugs.
Source: Vegetarian Times February 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment