Scoville scale, the Glossary

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1. 69 relations: Acetonitrile, Aleppo pepper, American Society for Horticultural Science, American Spice Trade Association, Beaver Dam pepper, Bell pepper, Bird's eye chili, Capsaicin, Capsicum, Capsicum pubescens, Carolina Reaper, Cayenne pepper, Cheongyang chili pepper, Chili pepper, Correlation, Cubanelle, Cuisine, Dihydrocapsaicin, Dotdash Meredith, Dragon's Breath (chili pepper), Dry matter, Euphorbia, Ghost pepper, Gingerol, Guajillo chili, Guntur chilli, Habanero, High-performance liquid chromatography, Homocapsaicin, Homodihydrocapsaicin, Humidity, Infinity chili, Jalapeño, List of capsaicinoids, Los Angeles Times, Malagueta pepper, Measurement, Naga Viper pepper, Neural adaptation, New Mexico State University, Nonivamide, Nordihydrocapsaicin, Organoleptic, Parts-per notation, Penzeys Spices, Peperone crusco, Pepper spray, Pepper X, Pimiento, Piperine, ... Expand index (19 more) »

2. 1912 introductions
3. Gustatory system
4. Scales

Acetonitrile

Acetonitrile, often abbreviated MeCN (methyl cyanide), is the chemical compound with the formula and structure.

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Aleppo pepper

The Aleppo pepper (فلفل حلبي, ALA-LC: fulful Ḥalabī; Halep biberi) is a moderately spicy variety of Capsicum annuum used as a spice, particularly in Turkish, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. Scoville scale and Aleppo pepper are chili peppers and spices.

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American Society for Horticultural Science

The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) is the world’s premier professional society for horticultural science.

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American Spice Trade Association

The American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) is an American trade association for companies importing, processing and distributing food spices.

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Beaver Dam pepper

The Beaver Dam pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar derived from seeds brought to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, by Hungarian immigrant Joe Hussli in 1912. Scoville scale and Beaver Dam pepper are chili peppers.

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Bell pepper

The bell pepper (also known as sweet pepper, pepper, capsicum or in some places, mangoes) is the fruit of plants in the Grossum Group of the species Capsicum annuum. Scoville scale and bell pepper are chili peppers.

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Bird's eye chili

Bird's eye chili or Thai chili (พริกขี้หนู|lit. Scoville scale and Bird's eye chili are chili peppers and spices.

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Capsaicin

Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum.

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Capsicum

Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit.

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Capsicum pubescens

Capsicum pubescens is a plant of the genus Capsicum (pepper). Scoville scale and Capsicum pubescens are chili peppers.

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Carolina Reaper

The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Scoville scale and Carolina Reaper are chili peppers.

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Cayenne pepper

The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum. Scoville scale and cayenne pepper are chili peppers and spices.

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Cheongyang chili pepper

The Cheongyang chili pepper is a medium-sized chili cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum, with intensity of 10,000 Scoville heat units. Scoville scale and Cheongyang chili pepper are chili peppers.

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Chili pepper

Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. Scoville scale and chili pepper are chili peppers.

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Correlation

In statistics, correlation or dependence is any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data.

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Cubanelle

The cubanelle, also known as the "Cuban pepper" (ají cubanela), is a varietal of mild sweet pepper from the species Capsicum annuum. Scoville scale and cubanelle are chili peppers.

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Cuisine

A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region.

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Dihydrocapsaicin

Dihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).

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Dotdash Meredith

Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.

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Dragon's Breath (chili pepper)

Dragon's Breath is a chili pepper cultivar that unofficially tested at 2.48 million Scoville units. Scoville scale and Dragon's Breath (chili pepper) are chili peppers.

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Dry matter

The dry matter or dry weight is a measure of the mass of a completely dried substance.

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Euphorbia

Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.

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Ghost pepper

The ghost pepper, also known as bhüt jolokia (or 'Ghost pepper' in Assamese), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. Scoville scale and ghost pepper are chili peppers.

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Gingerol

Gingerol (-gingerol) is a phenolic phytochemical compound found in fresh ginger that activates heat receptors on the tongue.

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Guajillo chili

A guajillo chili or guajillo chile or chile guaco (chile guajillo) or mirasol chile is a landrace variety of the species Capsicum annuum with a mirasol ("sunflower" or "looking at the sun") chile fruit type. Scoville scale and guajillo chili are chili peppers.

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Guntur chilli

Guntur chillies (Telugu) are a group of chilli cultivars from the Guntur and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Scoville scale and Guntur chilli are chili peppers.

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Habanero

The habanero is a hot variety of chili. Scoville scale and habanero are chili peppers.

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High-performance liquid chromatography

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify specific components in mixtures.

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Homocapsaicin

Homocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).

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Homodihydrocapsaicin

Homodihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).

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Humidity

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.

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Infinity chili

The Infinity Chili pepper is a chili pepper hybrid of the Capsicum chinense species created in England by chili breeder Nicholas Woods of Fire Foods, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Scoville scale and Infinity chili are chili peppers.

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Jalapeño

The jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. Scoville scale and jalapeño are chili peppers.

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List of capsaicinoids

This is a list of capsaicinoids, a class of compound found in members of the capsicum family.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Malagueta pepper

Malagueta pepper, a variety of Capsicum frutescens, is a type of chili pepper widely used in the Portuguese-speaking world (Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe) and the Caribbean. Scoville scale and Malagueta pepper are chili peppers and spices.

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Measurement

Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events.

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Naga Viper pepper

The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper. Scoville scale and Naga Viper pepper are chili peppers.

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Neural adaptation

Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a gradual decrease over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus.

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New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Nonivamide

Nonivamide, also called pelargonic acid vanillylamide or PAVA, is an organic compound and a capsaicinoid.

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Nordihydrocapsaicin

Nordihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).

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Organoleptic

Organoleptic properties are the aspects of food, water or other substances that create an individual experience via the senses—including taste, sight, smell, and touch.

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Parts-per notation

In science and engineering, the parts-per notation is a set of pseudo-units to describe small values of miscellaneous dimensionless quantities, e.g. mole fraction or mass fraction. Scoville scale and parts-per notation are units of measurement.

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Penzeys Spices

Penzeys Spices is a retailer of spices in the United States. Scoville scale and Penzeys Spices are spices.

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Peperone crusco

The peperone crusco ('crispy pepper' in the local dialects), also known as crusco pepper outside Italy, is a typical product of the Basilicata region of Italy.

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Pepper spray

Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness.

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Pepper X

Pepper X is a cultivar of Capsicum chili pepper bred by the American chili breeder Ed Currie, the creator of the Carolina Reaper. Scoville scale and pepper X are chili peppers.

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Pimiento

A pimiento or pimento or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) that measures 3 to 4 in (7 to 10 cm) long and 2 to 3 in (5 to 7 cm) wide (medium, elongate). Scoville scale and pimiento are chili peppers.

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Piperine

Piperine, possibly along with its isomer chavicine, is the compound responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper.

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Poblano

The poblano (Capsicum annuum) is a mild chili pepper originating in Puebla, Mexico. Scoville scale and poblano are chili peppers.

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Pungency

Pungency refers to the taste of food commonly referred to as spiciness, hotness or heat, found in foods such as chili peppers.

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Qualia

In philosophy of mind, qualia (quale) are defined as instances of subjective, conscious experience.

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Receptor (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, receptors are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems.

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Red Savina pepper

The Red Savina pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chili (Capsicum chinense Jacquin), which has been selectively bred to produce spicier, heavier, and larger fruit, ultimately more potent than its derivative. Scoville scale and Red Savina pepper are chili peppers.

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Resiniferatoxin

Resiniferatoxin (RTX) is a naturally occurring chemical found in resin spurge (Euphorbia resinifera), a cactus-like plant commonly found in Morocco, and in Euphorbia poissonii found in northern Nigeria.

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Ripening

Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable.

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Scotch bonnet

Scotch bonnet (also known as Bonney peppers, or Caribbean red peppers) is a variety of chili pepper named for its supposed resemblance to a Scottish tam o' shanter bonnet. Scoville scale and Scotch bonnet are chili peppers.

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Serrano pepper

The serrano pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. Scoville scale and serrano pepper are chili peppers.

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Shogaol

Shogaols are pungent constituents of ginger similar in chemical structure to gingerol.

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Tabasco pepper

The tabasco pepper is a variety of the chili pepper species Capsicum frutescens originating in Mexico. Scoville scale and tabasco pepper are chili peppers.

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Tabasco sauce

Tabasco is an American brand of hot sauce made from tabasco peppers, vinegar and salt.

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The Korea Herald

The Korea Herald (코리아헤럴드) is a leading English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tinyatoxin

Tinyatoxin (TTX or TTN) is an analog of the neurotoxin resiniferatoxin.

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Trinidad Moruga scorpion

The Trinidad Moruga scorpion (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense) is a chili pepper native to the village of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. Scoville scale and Trinidad Moruga scorpion are chili peppers.

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TRPV1

The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1), also known as the capsaicin receptor and the vanilloid receptor 1, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the TRPV1 gene.

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Wilbur Scoville

Wilbur Lincoln Scoville (January 22, 1865 – March 10, 1942) was an American pharmacist best known for his creation of the "Scoville Organoleptic Test", now standardized as the Scoville scale.

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Yahoo! News

Yahoo! News is a news website that originated as an internet-based news aggregator by Yahoo!.

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See also

1912 introductions

• Autopilot
• Cockpit
• D-Notice
• Gini coefficient
• Gotland sports at the 1912 Summer Olympics
• Gyroscopic autopilot
• Phi phenomenon
• Republic of China calendar
• Rosa 'George Dickson'
• Scoville scale
• Taishō era

Gustatory system

• Aftertaste
• Ageusia
• BitterDB
• Chewiness
• Crunchiness
• Facial nerve
• Geniculate ganglion
• Glossopharyngeal nerve
• Gustatory cortex
• Gustatory nucleus
• Hypergeusia
• Hypogeusia
• Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve
• Lingual nerve
• Lingual papillae
• Mouthfeel
• Palatability
• Salivary microbiome
• Scoville scale
• Solitary tract
• Sugar preference
• Taste
• Taste bud
• Tongue
• Vagus nerve

Scales

• Acemli Rast
• Allometric engineering
• Allometry
• Allport's Scale
• Antoniadi scale
• Bark scale
• Benjamin scale
• Bortle scale
• Brinell scale
• Cetane index
• Cetane number
• Danjon scale
• Engel scale
• Goal attainment scaling
• Kardashev scale
• Kinsey scale
• Kreft's dichromaticity index
• Linear scale
• Mel scale
• Microparticle
• Milepost equation
• Musical scales
• Normalizovaný moštomer
• Octane rating
• Pucker factor
• Pyruvate scale
• Ranney Index
• Rating of perceived exertion
• Refractometer
• Riddle scale
• Ringelmann scale
• Scale (ratio)
• Scale (social sciences)
• Scoville scale
• Stanine
• TNT equivalent
• Tachymeter (watch)
• Time scales
• Twaddell scale
• Vernier scale

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

Also known as Gillett Method, Heat units, Scoville, Scoville Heat Scale, Scoville Heat Unit, Scoville Organoleptic Test, Scoville Rating, Scoville Unit, Scoville heat index, Scoville heat units, Scoville test, Scoville units, The International Registry of Scoville Heat Unit Tests.

, Poblano, Pungency, Qualia, Receptor (biochemistry), Red Savina pepper, Resiniferatoxin, Ripening, Scotch bonnet, Serrano pepper, Shogaol, Tabasco pepper, Tabasco sauce, The Korea Herald, The New York Times, Tinyatoxin, Trinidad Moruga scorpion, TRPV1, Wilbur Scoville, Yahoo! News.