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Échelle de Scoville Scoville scale piment en capsaïcine .

The pharmacologist Wilbur Scoville invented this scale in 1912 to measure the strength of peppers and chili peppers. The strength is generally linked to the capsaïcin content of the chili pepper.

Afin d’élaborer sa classification, Wilbur Scoville faire totalement disparaître la sensation piquante. Wilbur Scoville based his scale on tests using a chili pepper solution tried out on 5 people. As long as the spiciness remained he increased the dilution. The score on the scale represents the dilution needed for the spiciness to totally disappear.

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