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==Heat==

The heat (or burning) felt when consuming hot sauce is caused by [[capsaicin]]. The burning sensation is not "real" in the sense that [[damage]] is being wrought on the tissues of the mouth (or whatever [[mucous membrane]] is being affected, should a person be so unfortunate as to get hot sauce in their [[eye]] or forget to wash their [[hand]]s before touching theirother genitalsorifices). In fact, it is merely a non-damaging [[chemical reaction]] with the [[body]]'s [[neurological]] [[system]] (see [[Capsaicin#Mechanism_of_action|this techical explanation]]).

The seemingly [[subjective]] percieved heat of hot sauces can be measured by the [[Scoville Scale]].