Why Do Peppers Taste Hot and Mint Taste Cold?

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Why Does Mint Taste Cold?.. And 4 Other Food Fs\r
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The heat sensation is caused by capsaicin, which is a colorless, odorless, oily chemical found in peppers. Capsaicin binds with certain sensory neurons which then more or less trick your body into thinking that it is being burned or at least experiencing excessive amounts of heat in the area that the capsaicin comes in cont with, even though no ual physical burning is taking place.\r
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