Made from nature’s capsaicin, aXivite phenylcapsaicin is more efficient and effective to use in health products because of its proprietary structural analogue of capsaicin, which is self-affirmed GRAS ...

Man's love of the burn can be traced back to 7000 BC in Mexico. By the time the Spanish arrived in the New World, our pals the Aztecs had created a highly sophisticated chile-based cuisine, laying the ...

Capsaicin, the main pungent compound in hot peppers, and capsiates, non-pungent compounds in sweet peppers, show ‘modest’ weight management potential, says a new meta-analysis from Purdue University.

The word 'capsaicin' doesn't exactly roll over the tongue easily, but this is especially appropriate since it is the name of the chemical that makes peppers hot and gives a surprisingly ...

TASTELESS, colourless, odourless and painful, pure capsaicin is a curious substance. It does no lasting damage, but the body's natural response to even a modest dose (such as that found in a chili ...

Maybe you’ve heard about capsaicin, the molecule in hot peppers that kills cancer, and that you should eat with a glob of fat for maximum anti-cancer destruction? The internet sure does. Writes Elite ...

On 13 December 2016, a team of researchers from Germany published a study that both hypothesized a mechanism by which capsaicin (the chemical in chili peppers responsible for their spiciness) could ...

Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? The answer lies in a chemical compound called capsaicin.

Adding capsaicin, the spicy component of peppers, to the diet of neonatal broiler chicks appears to increase their resistance to Salmonella, according to Audrey McElroy, assistant professor of poultry ...

March 28, 2010: India is using a native chili plant (the bhut jolokia) for a new crowd control grenade design. Bhut jolokia is considered the "hottest" chili available (one million on the Scoville ...

For thousands of years, humans have taken a masochistic pleasure from adding chilli to their food. Now research indicates that the spice that has undoubtedly made our lives more interesting may also ...