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Who was Wilbur Scoville? The science behind what makes chillies so hot
The Telegraph ^ | January 22, 2016 | Keely Lockhart

Posted on 01/22/2016 5:00:53 AM PST by beaversmom

Hot chilli peppers have been credited with helping to lose weight, inducing labour and relieving pain. But until Wilbur Scoville, there was no objective way of measuring how hot chillies really are.

Scoville, an American chemist born 151 years ago on Friday, is responsible for the "Scoville organoleptic test", a scale of "hotness" that has been the definitive rating of how spicy a chilli is for more than 100 years.

On his birthday, Google has saluted Scoville with an interactive Doodle that asks visitors to assist his experiments by cooling the chillies' heat.


(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Education; Food; History; Science
KEYWORDS: googlecrap; keelylockhart; wilburscoville
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To: ExSES; BlueMondaySkipper; gorush; beaversmom; greeneyes
My Wife and I subscribe to the "If I Ain't Crying...I Ain't Enjoyin'" group! We have Ghost Pepper plants and ONE very small pepper will do for a large pot of chili!!!

A large pot implies leftovers. Lunch the day after probably leaves you burning at both ends. Congrats. :-)

For all you pepper fans (I noticed you do a gardening thread greeneyes) check this out: The Chile Pepper Institute

The link takes you to a New Mexico State program.

21 posted on 01/22/2016 2:55:44 PM PST by disndat (yousit ore loosit)
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To: Gamecock

I like my chicken spicy!


22 posted on 01/22/2016 4:02:46 PM PST by mylife
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To: Gamecock

I like my chicken spicy!


23 posted on 01/22/2016 4:02:46 PM PST by mylife
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To: Delta 21

And flavor/balanced with heat is the main point of a good pepper


24 posted on 01/22/2016 4:06:51 PM PST by mylife
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To: beaversmom
He was a sadist.

"Here eat this hot item and I will spray sugar water into your mouth until the pain goes away."

What happens later?

"No. I am not spraying sugar water on your A**!"

25 posted on 01/22/2016 4:07:27 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: disndat

Yes, but Jalapeno is the max heat for me. Thanks for the ping.


26 posted on 01/22/2016 4:09:11 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: ExSES
Wild mountain chiltepins will leave you breathess and in tears but they taste good.

2 to 3 in a pot is enough but I use other peppers for flavor


27 posted on 01/22/2016 4:15:06 PM PST by mylife
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