Re: [CH] Peppers & Vodka V8 #394

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Hi C-H's,

Jim C wrote:
>I'll jump before the Cardinal does, though he's welcome to correct me as
>well ;-)

Not correct - clarify maybe....

>Capsaicin is not an acid- it is an amide.  If it were an acid, we'd be
>doing major damage to ourselves and it would result in tissue damage,
>which it does not.  Drain bamage, maybe ;-)

Acids are not all bad. Our stomachs are very acidic (hydrochloric 
acid) for example to digest food.

>Vodka is not alkaline because of it's alcohol content- the one has
>absolutely no relation to the other.

I guess he was thinking about the alcohol's OH group dissociating in water.

>Alcoholic beverages work because cap is alcohol soluable- it is not
>'neutralized', just washed away or diluted.

Right. Much more soluble in fats (ice cream) or oils (chile oil) or 
organic solvents like alcohol, acetone, benzene etc. than in water. 
Techie term for capsaicin (N-Vanillyl-8-methyl-6-(E)-noneamide) in 
water is "lyophobic" (water hating).

.........or muddy maybe?
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