Scoville scale Scoville Heat Units can be made by multiplying ppm H by a factor of 15" (modified to a factor of 16 by others). Another source using subjective assessment stated: "Conventional methods used in determining the level of pungency or capsaicin concentration are using a panel of tasters (Scoville Organoleptic test method). ... Pepper pungency is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). This measurement is the highest dilution of a chile pepper extract at which heat can be detected by a taste panel (Bosland et al., 2007)." Since Scoville ratings are defined per unit of dry mass, comparison of ratings between
Darrel Scoville Darrel Scoville Darrel Scoville (born October 13, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Austrian team EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. He played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets, playing 16 regular season games, scoring 1 assist and collecting 12 penalty minutes. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Saint John Flames(scoring the Calder Cup championship-clinching goal in the 2001 AHL Calder Cup Finals), Syracuse Crunch, Hershey Bears and the Providence Bruins. He signed to Black Wings in