

Ma muli o ke ʻano wela o ka capsaicin i ka wā e hoʻopili ai me nā membrane mucous, hoʻohana mau ʻia ia i nā huahana meaʻai e hāʻawi i ka ʻala hou a i ʻole "wela" (piquancy), ma ke ʻano o nā mea ʻala e like me ka pauka chili a me ka paprika. Ma nā kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe, hiki i ka capsaicin ke hana i ka hopena wela ma nā wahi koʻikoʻi ʻē aʻe, e like me ka ʻili a me nā maka. ʻIke pinepine ʻia ka degere o ka wela i loaʻa i loko o kahi meaʻai ma ka paona Scoville.
Ua lōʻihi ka koi ʻana i nā huahana capsaicin-spiced e like me ka pepa chili, a me nā kīʻaha wela e like me Tabasco sauce a me Mexican salsa. He mea maʻamau ka ʻike ʻana o nā kānaka i nā hopena leʻaleʻa a me nā hopena euphoric mai ka ʻai ʻana i ka capsaicin. ʻO ka moʻolelo kuʻuna ma waena o nā "chiliheads" i hōʻike ʻia e pili ana kēia i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ka ʻeha o nā endorphins, kahi ʻano hana ʻokoʻa mai ka loaʻa ʻana o ka mea hoʻokipa kūloko e hoʻoikaika ai i ka capsaicin ma ke ʻano he analgesic topical.
ʻO kā mākou capsicum oleoresin me ZERO additive ke kūʻai wela nei i ʻEulopa, South Korea, Malaysia, Russia, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe. Loaʻa nā palapala ISO, HACCP, HALAL a me KOSHER.