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To: JoeDetweiler

You would think that the capsaicin could be eluded through a chromatograph to more precise detection.


16 posted on 01/22/2016 6:55:25 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Well, a quick check of the scientific literature ....er....uh....Wikipedia says:

“Since at least the 1980s, spice heat has been more precisely measured by a method that uses high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).” (Do I feel old? Yes!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

Though I think this is not technically a Scoville Test.


18 posted on 01/22/2016 7:22:35 AM PST by JoeDetweiler
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