never heard of it in my life?

Question

Can anyone tell me what a scoville unit is and what does it measure?

Answer 1

Scoville scale is a measure of the "hotness" or piquancy of a chili pepper.
The number of Scoville heat units amount indicates the capsaicin present.
Of course, being a natural product, the heat can vary from pepper to pepper so this scale is just a guide.
For example:
Bell, Sweet Italian 0
Peperocini 100-500
New Mexico 500-1000
There are some peppers for which this number is 24000.
Scoville invented this scale in 1912.
Scovill's test was a comparative taste test that is considered subjective by today's standard.
A more sophisticated method is in use today but , in honor of Scoville, the units is still called the Scoville

Answer 2

its to do with taste and how hot something is
like a chilli
There are other methods, but the Scoville Scale remains the most widely used and
respected. The greater the number of Scoville units, the hotter the pepper.
www.chemsoc.org

Answer 3

The Scoville scale is a measure of the "hotness", or more correctly, piquancy, of a chili pepper.
Scoville rating Type of pepper
15,000,000–16,000,000 Pure capsaicin
9,100,000 Nordihydrocapsaicin
2,000,000–5,300,000 Standard US Grade pepper spray
855,000–1,041,427 Naga Jolokia
350,000–577,000 Red Savina Habanero
100,000–350,000 Habanero Chile
100,000–350,000 Scotch Bonnet
100,000–200,000 Jamaican Hot Pepper
50,000–100,000 Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper
30,000–50,000 Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper , Tabasco pepper
10,000–23,000 Serrano Pepper
7,000–8,000 Tabasco Sauce (Habanero)
5,000–10,000 Wax Pepper
2,500–8,000 Jalapeño Pepper
2,500–5,000 Tabasco Sauce (Tabasco pepper)
1,500–2,500 Rocotillo Pepper
1,000–1,500 Poblano Pepper
600–800 Tabasco Sauce (Green Pepper)
500–1000 Anaheim pepper
100–500 Pimento , Pepperoncini
0 No heat, Bell pepper ...

Answer 4

Or, Scoville is where the baby Superman landed. It measures the amount of Kryptonite in the zone.

Answer 5

Greetings........probably your question will answered when you go to this website........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville

Answer 6

look at the link