It should be noted that spicy food and spicy hot food are two different flavors. If you love spicy hot food that makes your taste buds tingle and take notice, you are probably a fan of hot sauces. 

Hot chili sauce is a type of condiment or table sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients such as vinegar, sugar, and spices. It is usually used as a general spicy seasoning for various dishes or as a table condiment. The taste, ingredients, and peppers used in chili sauces vary greatly depending on the region where they are prepared.

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Capsaicin has been utilized widely in all types of industries. We love to use it to spice up our taste buds, but we also use it in the military, pharmaceutical, and countless other industries. We are constantly developing new uses, due to its wonderful versatility.

Types of Paprika

When Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492, he was the first European to have an encounter with any sort of chile pepper plant. He brought the ancestor of all paprika back with him to Europe and specifically to his patrons, the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. The king and queen did not care for their fiery heat and sent them to a monastery to be studied. These monks sent them further along across Spain and Portugal. From there, chile peppers made their way across Europe. Some peppers stayed spicy, like those in Calabria, but other European cultures experimented with their breeding and created the sweet and flavorful varieties of peppers that give us paprika today. 

How capsaicin concentration is determined