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human
Does the temperature of a spicy food item affect it’s spicyness? For example, Would freezing a chilli make it more tolerable?
gpt
Judging by a chemical standpoint. No. The capsacin stays the same along with most other flavonoids. ALTHOUGH, the low heat constricts the blood vessels in your tongue lowering the sensitivity in your tastebuds and other nerve cells. So if you kept eating cold stuff effectively it would not be as intense.