That point was used to mark a pepper's place on Scoville's second innovation: his eponymous Scoville scale. Read more: 16 Little-Known Facts About Salt Today, the Scoville scale may be an eye ...
The Guinness World Records has crowned Pepper X as the hottest chili ... In 1912 pharmacist Wilbur Scoville invented the Scoville Scale, which measures how many times capsaicin needs to be diluted.
No discussion on chillies or chilli peppers — the key ingredient in hot sauce — is complete without taking into account the Scoville Scale. The scale measures the pungency of chilli peppers that are ...