What is the Scoville Scale?
The Scoville Scale is a measurement of the heat and pungency of chili peppers where each pepper is recorded in Scoville Heat Units (or famously known as SHUs).
The scale is named after its creator, Wilbur Scoville, who created the Scoville Organoleptic Test in 1972.
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