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Re:Pepper X by theptip on Friday October 20, 2023 @02:59AM (#37953145)
Pure capsaicin is 16m Scoville. Not aware of any peppers using chemicals other than capsaicin, though you are correct that other chemicals supersede capsaicin on the Scoville scale.
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Re:Pepper X by bjackman on Friday October 20, 2023 @04:14AM (#37953520)
In the hot ones video the breeder said that there are indeed other capsinoids present and that it is key to the experience.

Obviously he does have an incentive to say that! But when someone says "no, plant chemistry is more complicated than that" I'm normally inclined to believe them!

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Re:Pepper X by dom96 on Friday October 20, 2023 @06:00AM (#37954183)
Does this mean that the highest any new "hot pepper" can ever get to is 16m Scoville?
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