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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
Aside from the obvious color and flavor differences, they simply come from a different species. A Cayenne chili pepper looks like this. Its Scoville rating (a system the measures the spiciness in capsaicin-based peppers) is around 30,000-50,000 Scoville units (pretty spicy, according to my palate). By comparison, the hottest chili in the world is ~2 million Scoville units.