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Your source for spicy food news on twitter. Producer of sustainable hot and super hot peppers and heirloom produce.

North Carolina
Joined July 2023
I am angry to find out @redbull is getting rid of the sugar free watermelon, and am boycotting all redbull products until they bring it back.
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#adventcalendar are turning into a big trend, most imo are not worth it, but if you like chilicrisp you might want to grab yours now (though tbh it's really a "12 days of Christmas" rather than true Advent calendar) flybyjing.com/products/adven… #chilicrisp #hotsauce #hotpeppers
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Measuring #capsaicin is usually done in a laboratory, but a new "artificial tongue" invention uses milk proteins to measure it on-the-go. Someday you may be able check how spicy your food is before you eat it acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/… #hotpeppers #spicyfood
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#Capsaicin may reduce symptoms of #ADHD research is still preliminary, but a little extra #HotSauce in the meantime can't be a bad thing frontiersin.org/journals/nut…
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You Gotta Pump Those Numbers Up, Those Are Rookie Numbers "Michigan and South Carolina were jointly the least likely states to spice up their pizza with just 31% of people from either state saying they do this." kilgorenewsherald.com/how-am…
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Forget #PreWorkout , new research finds adding #capsaicin to your diet when #exercising regularly leads to increased #WeightLoss daneshvarmed.shahed.ac.ir/ar…
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Eating #SpicyFood is good for your.... #MentalHealth ? New study in rats suggests #capsaicn may reverse mental stress that leads to more serious mental diseases. #hotsauce is #selfcare nature.com/articles/s41537-0…
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Make your own #ChiliOil ? New research shows it may be best to heat the oil and #chili mixture by microwave instead of stovetop to avoid harmful #carcinogens #acrylamide sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We've always recommended full fat dairy milk for reducing capsaicin burn; it's always been thought this works because of fat, but new research shows it may work because of milk proteins scholarsphere.psu.edu/resour… #spicyfood #capsaicin #spicy #hotpeppers
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Another key takeaway, water initally increased the burning sensation, confirming that trying to use water to reduce burn is more like throwing water on a grease fire
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