Why do some milder chillies feel spicier than their hotter counterparts?

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Recently I’ve been making a fair bit of hot sauces and experimenting with different chillies. I’ve found that I’m able to handle (with some discomfort) a fresh habanero, but a fresh bird’s eye will floor me. Speaking with other’s who like spice, they have said thing like “I can eat Asian chillies, but can’t handle South American chillies”

Is there an actual difference in the chillies that causes a chilli lower on the Scoville scale to feel spicier? Or is is just anecdotal?

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Fresher is generally spicier, and as for some being hotter it just depends sometimes something says ghost pepper and that just makes a small proportion of the sauce it’s not all ghost pepper.

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