The ability to maintain an optimal functionality of mechanisms underlying body homeostasis is essential for disease prevention and preservation of personal autonomy, especially for elderly individuals ...

Chili pepper names tell you everything you need to know: Dragon’s Breath, Carolina Reaper, Naga Viper. These peppers are bred to be as spicy as possible by bumping up the concentration of capsaicin ...

The food that inspires wariness is on course for inspiring even more wonder from a medical standpoint as scientists have reported the latest evidence that chili peppers are a heart-healthy food with ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of capsaicinoids, ...

Between spicy arrabbiata sauce and hot red curries, you’d be hard-pressed to find a tomato dish that isn’t made tastier with a bit of heat. The classic combo normally involves throwing in a few ...

A new opinion article in the journal Trends in Plant Science has outlined how tomatoes could be genetically engineered to produce capsaicinoids, the spicy compound found in chilies. The scientists ...

According to researchers at New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute, super-hot chile peppers -- those with more than one million Scoville Heat Units -- grow fruits with a different ...

Ramen noodles have been banned in some European countries for containing too much of the chilli extract capsaicin. Can it really be a danger to health? A South Korean brand of instant ramen made ...

Food from countries all over the world owes a lot of its flavour to a fungus. The species in question isn’t one of the many edible mushrooms used for cooking, the baker’s yeast that gives rise to ...