The internet is full of fabulous facts about everything from current events to the history basket weaving. Because of this, as we research for our daily content on food trucks, food carts and street food, we stumble upon some items of knowledge that we just did not know. We have decided when these fun facts pop up, that we would share them with our readers in our section titled “Did You Know?”

For today’s DKY facts we will look at Chili Peppers.

The Fact: The seeds are NOT the hottest part of peppers.

• It is at the point where the seed is attached to the white membrane inside the pepper that the highest concentration of capsaicin (the compound giving peppers their pungent flavor) is found.
• Capsaicin, which makes hot peppers “hot” to the human mouth, is best neutralized by casein, the main protein found in milk.

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1. DYK: Coconut Water
2. DYK: Refried Beans
3. DYK: Asparagus
4. DYK: Hot Dogs