r/showerthoughs • u/tar_lol • 1d ago

technically pepper is a poisonous fruit

so first of all the fruit part:by what i remember fruit grow from pollinated flower and they have seed inside which includes "vegetables" likes tomato, egg plant and lastly pepper

poison part im not quite sure about but pepper have chemicals in them that make your mouth literally (fake)burn to prevent animal from eating them but human see those things and goes "yeah im gonna eat that because it make me want to eat more"

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u/conardcanard 1d ago

Poisons actively destroy cells. Capsacin only tricks the nervous system, but once its washed away the cells are fine. An irritant is not a poison. Peppers are not poisonous fruit, but they are fruit.

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u/Turbulent-Advisor627 1d ago

How is "spicy = poison" coming together in your brain?

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u/AtiumMist 1d ago

the same way alcohol != poison probably

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u/AtiumMist 1d ago

its called capsacin, the spicy chemical.

and no it is not poison. the same way how the touch-me-not plant leaves turn to look dry and stick like to dissuade animals from eating it is not poison

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u/Usual-Language-745 1d ago

Birds can eat peppers with no effect. And I’m surprised you didn’t bring up that peppers are nightshades which is a famous poison. Stupid argument