Hot Peppers and the Scoville Scale.

**Durgan** · 08-25-2008, 04:39 PM

The Scoville scale is a measure of the 'hotness' of a chilli pepper or anything derived from chilli peppers, i.e. hot sauce. The scale is named after Wilbur Scoville who developed the test in 1912.

http://www.chilliworld.com/FactFile/...hilli_Heat.asp Reference.

Scoville Heat Units 16,000,000 Pure capsaicin

Capsaicin is the compound causing the heat sensation.

Bhut Jolokia) cultivated at New Mexico State University have stood-up to testing and in Fenruary 2007 a specimen registering a staggering 1,001,304 Scoville heat units was officially acclaimed by the Guinness World Record as the new worlds hottest pepper Notice this is still a long way from pure capsaiscin.

**Gabe** · 08-25-2008, 09:38 PM

Thank you very interesting. I can't eat to spicy.... I get the burn somewhere else!

**Darlene** · 08-26-2008, 08:32 AM

Gabe!
Dh is a big hot sauce fan and has my plate rail in the kitchen filled with dead injuns (empty bottles). I can't touch those hot peppers. Years ago (when young and foolish)I bought hubby a large container (less than a peck) of cherry peppers and thought I'd be nice & clean & hollow them for him to stuff later. Well I should have worn gloves. Man I thought I was going to die, it took hours for my hands to stop burning it was horrible. Boy did I learn a lesson then.