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The Scoville Scale

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Submitted by DamnGoodRecipes

The Scoville scale, named after Wilbur Scoville, is a means to measure the relative "hotness" of chili peppers.  The units of measure are the Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) which indicates how much capsaicin (the compound responsible for "hotness") found in peppers.

The following comparison chart gives the Scoville ratings for various common peppers.

Scoville Rating Pepper
15,000,000 - 16,000,000 Pure capsaicin
100000 - 350000 Habanero Pepper
100000 - 325000 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
30000 - 40000 Cayenne Pepper
10000 - 23000 Serrano Pepper
2500-8000 Jalepeno Pepper
1000-1500 Poblano Pepper
100-500 Pimento pepper
0 Bell pepper

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