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Tip: If you’d like to reduce the heat, slit them open and remove the seeds because the seeds have the most heat in them. Mince the chillies or put them in the food processor. However, don’t make it a very fine paste. Keep it chunky for texture.

Having said this, something as beneficial as capsaicin does not come without any trade-offs. Producing capsaicin takes a lot of energy, which is why some peppers are not spicy. In some cases it makes more sense to make a lot of fruit with less or no capsaicin, thus producing more seed, and getting offspring by overwhelming predators and plagues by sheer volume.

- Paprika oleoresin, on the other hand, is obtained through a solvent-based extraction process, where the essential oils, pigments, and flavors of paprika are extracted using a solvent such as hexane or ethyl acetate. This method results in a concentrated extract with a higher content of the active compounds, including the characteristic color and flavor of paprika.