Is Mild or Medium Hotter? Discovering the Spicy Scale
– Medium peppers are hotter than mild peppers.
– Mild peppers have a Scoville rating of up to 2,000 SHU.
– Examples of mild peppers include Pimento pepper (100-500 SHU) and Banana pepper (500 SHU).
– Examples of medium heat peppers include Poblano pepper (1,000-1,500 SHU), Jalapeno (4,000-8,500 SHU), and Tabasco pepper (30,000-50,000 SHU).
– The heat of a pepper is measured using the Scoville scale.
– The scale ranges from 0 to over 3,000,000 SHU.
– The Scoville rating is determined by the presence of alkaloids in the pepper.
– The Scoville scale is no longer considered a reliable way to determine a pepper’s heat level.
– Peppers can range from 0 SHU (Bell pepper) to over 300,000 SHU (Carolina Reaper).
– The hottest pepper in the world is Pepper X with a Scoville rating of 3,180,000 SHU.
– The hottest sauce in the world is Mad Dog 357 Plutonium No. 9 with a Scoville rating of 9,000,000 SHU.
– Medium salsa is hotter than mild salsa because it uses peppers with higher Scoville ratings.
– There are five levels of heat on the Scoville scale: Mild (100 – 2,500 SHU), Medium (2,500 – 30,000 SHU), Hot (30,000 – 100,000 SHU), Extra Hot (100,000 – 300,000 SHU), and Extremely Hot (Over 300,000 SHU).
– Examples of peppers in each heat level include: Mild (Anaheim pepper), Medium (Jalapeno pepper), Hot (Tabasco pepper), Extra Hot (Habanero pepper), and Extremely Hot (Carolina Reaper).
– The terms “mild” and “medium” have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used.
– In cooking, “medium” refers to a way of cooking meat so that it is cooked in the middle between rare and well-done.
– In English, the general convention is that “medium” is hotter than “mild” when it comes to spiciness.
– The Scoville scale measures the capsaicin content of peppers and chilies to determine their level of spice.
– Bird Eye Chilli has a Scoville Heat Units (SHU) rating of 3,000 to 25,000, making it moderately pungent.
– Cayenne pepper has a SHU rating of 700 to 3,000, making it mildly pungent.
– Jalapeño pepper has a SHU rating of 0 to 700, making it non-pungent.
– Bell peppers and Pimento have a subjective level of spiciness.
– The level of spiciness is subjective and varies based on an individual’s tolerance and exposure to spicy foods.
– Eating spicy food containing capsaicin desensitizes individuals to its effects, requiring more capsaicin to feel the same level of spiciness.
– “Mild” is generally considered below “medium” on the spiciness scale, while anything above “medium” is considered hot.
– When describing cheese, “mild” describes flavor, while “medium” describes consistency or make-up.
– The words “mild” and “medium” are not interchangeable in describing spiciness levels.
– The term “medium” is commonly used to describe a moderate level of heat.