Capsaicin
Capsaicin is a natural chemical found in spicy peppers. It is found in pepperoncini peppers, hot cherry peppers, jalapeño peppers, cayenne peppers, habanero peppers, ghost peppers, Carolina reapers, Pepper X, Plutonium hot sauce, and more. The hotter the pepper or chip or hot sauce, the more capsaicin it has and the higher the scoville level. Don't just jump right in to the spiciest peppers and hot sauces. Slowly build up your tolerance. Capsaicin is good for your heart.
I tried 5 hot cherry peppers. Hot cherry peppers have a scoville of about 2,500 to 5,000. That's not a lot of capsaicin. Red devil is delicious and has a scoville level of 800 to 1,200. Cayenne peppers have a scoville level of 30,000 to 50,000. Habanero peppers has a spice level of 100,000 to 350,000 scoville. Carolina reaper has a scoville level of 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 (about 1/8 the level of pure capsaicin). Pure capsaicin is 16,000,000 scoville.
Capsaicin by HawaiianPunch1 February 1, 2022
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