• Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Sweetness increases your tolerance for heat. The Scoville unit basically tells you how much sugar water it takes to mask the spiciness.

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      11 hours ago

      What?

      Scoville is exactly how much water it takes to neutralize the capsaicin until you can’t detect it.

      Which as different people have different tolerance it’s really not a precise method, and prone to mixed results for individuals.

      It has nothing to do with sugar. Most people find sugar intensifies capsaicin