Scoville scale
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Scoville scale — The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin, especially the mucous membranes. The … Wikipedia
Scoville scale — /ˈskoʊvɪl skeɪl/ (say skohvil skayl) noun a numerical scale used to indicate the intensity of heat (def. 7) of a chilli. {named after WL Scoville, 1865–1942, US chemist who, in 1912, developed a test to measure perceived heat intensity of… …
Scoville-Skala — Strukturformel des Capsaicins … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wilbur Scoville — Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (1865 ndash; 1942) was an American chemist and is 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… … Wikipedia
Escala Scoville — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Chile Habanero, uno de los pimientos más picantes, perteneciente al género Capsicum. Muchos habaneros oscilan entre las 200.000–300.000 SHU. La variedad Red Savinas puede llegar a las 580.000 SHU. La escala Scoville… … Wikipedia Español
Starr sting pain scale — or A Pain Scale for Bee, Wasp, and Ant Stings was created by the entomologist Christopher Starr as a scale to compare the overall pain of Hymenopteran stings on a four point scale cite journal | author = Starr, C.K. | year = 1985 | title = A… … Wikipedia
List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… … Wikipedia
Hot sauce — For other uses, see Hot sauce (disambiguation). There are thousands of varieties of hot sauce Hot sauce, chili sauce or pepper sauce refers to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Contents … Wikipedia
Chili pepper — For other uses, see Chili (disambiguation). A habanero chili pepper, one of the more piquant (hotter) chili peppers … Wikipedia
Bhut Jolokia chili pepper — Bhut Jolokia chili Fresh Bhut Jolokia Details Species C. chinense and C. frutesc … Wikipedia
