Spicy foods often contain the chemical capsaicin, which activates certain receptors in the mouth, causing your mouth to feel like it is "burning." The receptors activated by capsaicin are also activated by

A) sweet foods.
B) salty foods.
C) very hot temperatures.
D) glutamate.
E) acidic foods.


C

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