Ngukur Chili Pepper Kalor ing Scoville Unit
Ngarep-arep carane ngukur tingkat panas saka macem-macem jinis lada chili? Peppers dikira miturut Scoville Heat Units , sawijining metode sing dikembangake dening Wilbur Scoville ing taun 1912. Cara asli nggunakake tasters manungsa kanggo ngevaluasi maneka bagean banyu gula sing digunakake kanggo netralake panas. Saiki, tasters manungsa dikalahake lan proses anyar disebut HPLC, utawa Kromatografi Liquid Kinerja Tinggi, ngukur sawetara capsaicinoids (capsaicin) ing bagean saben yuta.
Capsaicin minangka senyawa sing menehi panas. Grafik ing ngisor iki tundhuk cabe chili, kanthi 0 kang paling entheng lan 10 sing paling panas.
Saiki, aficionados chili dikunci ing saingan sing kuat kanggo ngasilake mrico paling enom ing donya. Wiwit 2011, nalika kompetisi wiwit panas (pun intended), judhul lada paling enom wis diganti tangan sawetara nalika salib anyar lan mutasi genetik wis muncul. Ing taun 2013, Carolina Reaper dijenengi Guinness Book of World Records pamainane paling panas ing donya, diukur ing 2,200,000 SHU. Iku salib antarane Paksa Naga lan Red Habanero .
Ing ngarsane capsaicinoids ing peppers chili minangka irritant ing mamalia. Nanging, umumake wong bisa nemu efek sing nyenengake lan malah bisa nyenengake saka capsaicin. Fans saka chiles ngubungake iki kanggo release endorphin sing bisa ditemokake. Reaksi sing beda-beda nyebabake capsaicinoids migunani minangka analgesik: dipigunakaké sacara topikal, panas saka chili menehi relief kanggo nyeri otot lan sawetara bentuk neuropati.
Skala Pepper Panas ing Unit Scoville
| Macem-macem | Rating | Tingkat Kalor |
| Sweet Bells, Sweet Banana, Pimento | 0 | Unit Heavy Scoville sing ora diingini |
| Mexi-Bells, New Mexica, New Mexico, Anaheim, Big Jim, Peperonicini, Santa Fe Grande, El Paso, Cherry | 1 | 100-1000 Scoville Heat Units |
| Coronado, Mumex Big Jim, Sangria, Anaheim | 2 | 1,000 - 1,500 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Pasilla, Mulato, Ancho, Poblano, Espanola, Pulla | 3 | 1,500 - 2,500 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Hatch Green | 4 | Unit Heavy Screws 2,000 - 5,000 |
| Rocotillo | 5 | 2,500 - 5.000 Scoville Heat Unit |
| Lilin Kuning, Serrano, Jalapeno, Guajillo, Mirasol | 6 | 5,000 - 15.000 Scoville Heat Unit |
| Hidalgo, Puya, Hot Wax, Chipotle | 7 | 15,000 - 30,000 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Chile De Arbol, Manzano | 8 | 30,000 - 50,000 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Santaka, Pequin, Super Chile, Santaka, Cayenne, Tobasco, Aji, Jaloro | 9 | 50,000 - 100,000 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Bohemia, Tabiche, Tepin, Haimen, Chiltepin, Thailand, Yatsufusa | 10 | 100,000 - 350,000 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Red Savina Habanero, Chocolate Habanero, Indian Tezpur, Scotch Bonnet, Orange Habanero, Fatali, Sétan Toung, Kumataka, Datili, Birds Eye, Jamaican Hot | 11 | 350-855,000 Unit Heat Scoville |
| Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia aka Naga Jolokia), Trinidad Moruga Scorpion | 12 | 855,000-2,100,000 Scoville Heat Units |