The pith and ribs of a chile pepper provide the pepper’s spicy heat, not the seeds. Capsaicin, the chemical ingredient that gives chili peppers their fiery heat, is concentrated in the chilli pepper’s inner white pith or ribs.
The pith and ribs of a chile pepper provide the pepper’s spicy heat, not the seeds. Capsaicin, the chemical ingredient that gives chili peppers their fiery heat, is concentrated in the chilli pepper’s inner white pith or ribs.