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The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU). It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids , among which capsaicin is the predominant component.
Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (January 22, 1865 – March 10, 1942) was an American pharmacist best known for his creation of the "Scoville Organoleptic Test", now standardized as the Scoville scale. He devised the test and scale in 1912 while working at the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company to measure pungency , "spiciness" or "capsaicin ...
Scoville heat ratings vary depending on batch. However, many companies do not disclose numeric ratings for their products at all. "Extra hot" versions may be advertised as several times hotter than the original, without specifying the heat of the original. Some companies do not disclose which peppers are used.
Chili pepper species and cultivars registering over 1,000,000 Scoville Heat units (SHU) are called "super-hots". Past Guinness World Record holders (in increasing order of hotness) include the ghost pepper , Infinity chili , Trinidad Moruga scorpion , Naga Viper pepper , Trinidad Scorpion Butch T , and Carolina Reaper .
The ghost chili is rated at more than one million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) and far surpasses the amount of a cayenne pepper. However, in the race to grow the hottest chili pepper , the ghost chili was superseded by the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper in 2011, the Carolina Reaper in 2013 and Pepper X in 2023.
Ultimately, it was the The Bomb Beyond Insanity hot sauce (with a Scoville level of 135,600) that made him reach for a glass of milk. He gargled it and then admitted, "I f*cking hate milk."
She gets delirious and sweaty (my nightmare combo, TBH) as the Scoville level goes up, episode with a "burnt tongue" and very spicy hands. See the original post on Youtube. Jeff Goldblum.
The pepper has a Scoville scale rating of 10,000-23,000 SHU [1] depending on cultivation and preparation, making it more spicy than the jalapeño. The peter pepper has both ornamental [2] and culinary use. Common uses include pickling, [3] salsa, and chili pepper. [6] It can be used like jalapeño or serrano peppers. [6] Peter peppers