La pungencia o picor es la sensación de ardor agudo producido por productos hortícolas como los pimientos picantes y la cebolla (Allium cepa L.), captada por el sentido del gusto al contacto con algunas sustancias (véase sabor).[cita requerida] La medición de su nivel respecto a los pimientos picantes se lleva a cabo a través de la escala Scoville.[cita requerida]

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Pungency is the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant. Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat, which is found in foods such as chili peppers. The term piquancy /ˈpiːkənsi/ is sometimes applied to foods with a lower degree of pungency that are "agreeably stimulating to the palate." Examples of piquant food include mustard and some strongly flavored tomatoes, as well as most foods that might be called "well-spiced."

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