4. Time to store your homemade paprika! Grab a cool, dry spot in your kitchen and find a cute little airtight container or spice jar. Keep it away from the sun to make sure the flavor stays at its peak!
Think of capsaicin as a powerful defence mechanism plants have developed to survive. The key about capsaicin is that it does not affect all species of animals or fungi. This is a brilliant evolutionary development that makes the existence of capsaicin twice as beneficial to the plant.