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Capsaicin (Chili) is a chemical cousin to Caffein and Theobromin (Cocoa), Methylxanthines. I once ate some Cheeköfte with loads of Jalapeños at 9PM, could not s

by scns 4y ago

Capsaicin (Chili) is a chemical cousin to Caffein and Theobromin (Cocoa), Methylxanthines. I once ate some Cheeköfte with loads of Jalapeños at 9PM, could not sleep till 4AM.

mrob 4y ago
Looking at the structures, I don't see the similarity. Capsaicin is a vanilloid, chemically related to the flavor chemicals found in vanilla, not a methylxanthine.
- scns 4y ago
  TIL. Thanks for the correction.