What makes ginger spicy?!

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Hi SMFW,
The components of Ginger, is found in the "rhizomes" and the roots.
Ginger contains "capsaicin" as well!

Here's some facts of ginger and what it is made of:
Ginger is composed of various nutrinets and phytochemicals. The nutrients, listed alphabetically, are: Amino acids, calcium, essential fatty acids (EFA's), iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B-1, vitamin B-2, vitamin B-3, vitamin B-6, vitamin C, and zinc.

The Phytochemicals, listed alphabetically, are: Alpha-pinene, beta-carotene, beta-ionone, beta-sitosterol, caffeic acid, camphor, capsaicin, caryophllene, chlorogenic acid, citral, curcumin, farnesol, ferulic acid, geraniol, gingerols, lecithin, 1,8-cineole, and zingerone.

Hope this helps
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http://www.nutritionalcenter.com/site/en…

Two chemicals - Shogaol and Gingerol.

There's no capsicum in ginger.

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