I thought it was the fat content because the capsaicin isn't water soluble. I've read that eating spicy foods in hot places is useful for humans, something like preventing dehydration or helping prevent overheating I can't quite recall.
You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
I'm sure it has lots of happy benefits for us, but I doubt it evolved for that reason!
Fat is directly involved in the casein, but I can't remember how without googling and I'm lazy. I think the casein is in the fat or something?
Casein is the protein in milk, I figured they didn't evolve for that but perhaps that why they've been adopted.