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The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, or other spicy foods, as reported in Scoville heat units, a function of capsaicin concentration. Capsaicin is one of many related pungent compounds found in chili peppers, collectively called capsaicinoids. The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test. In modern times, high-performance liquid chromatography is used to determine the pungen
Scoville heat units correspond to the amount of capsaicin, the substance that gives hot food its fire. For example, a bell pepper, which isnât spicy at all, scores a 0. Low on the scale are pepperoncino at 100 to 500 units, then Anaheim peppers at 500 to 1,000, and Pablanos at 1,000 to 1,500.