Cayenne Pepper - The King of Herbs - Heal South Africa

Okay, So How Hot Is Cayenne Pepper on The ScovilleRating Scale?The most common way to evaluate a pepper’s pungency is a simple taste test.However, that’s not always wise, is it?! Below is a graphic that details the variousratings.Continuing, the chart in Scoville Heat Units (SHU) below rates chiles, peppers, andsauces, with 0 being the mildest. The chart should be self-explanatory, however.That said, here’s how to read the chart:• Mild: 0 to 5,000 SHUs• Medium Hot: 5,000 to 20,000 SHUs• Whew! Hot-Hot: 20,000 to 70,000 SHUs• Really, Really, Really, Hot: 70,000 to 125,000• Really, Extremely, Uncomfortably, Shockingly Hot: 125,000 to 1,250,000• Devilish Hell Fire, I-Wish-I-Were-Dead Hot: 1,250,000 to 16,000,000 SHUsAs you will see on the Scoville scale graphic below, a sweet green pepper, whichcontains no capsaicin, has a Scoville rating of zero while the hottest chiles have arating of 300,000 or more. This means that a chili’s extract, like a habanero wouldhave to be diluted 300,000-fold before the capsaicin present is undetectable as in agreen pepper.So, now that you know how to read the Scoville Heat Unit scale, here’s the graphic.Notice cayenne pepper is in the 30,000 to 50,000 range. However, that is average.The African birdseye cayene version (Capsicum fastigiatum) can come in at 90,000to 160,000! Even the Capsicum annum version of cayenne can come in at 90,000SHUs or above. Believe me, that is very, very, very hot.The health benefits I've been able to glean from cayenne have come with the plain30,000 to 50,000 Capsicum annum American version.Nutrient Profile of Cayenne PepperAn In-Depth Nutrient Analysis of Cayenne PepperThe health benefits of cayenne pepper are known to many and that knowledge isincreasing. Western medicine, while a great benefit and blessing to mankind for itsemergency care and modern-day anesthesia, is not the panacea to all health issues,though. And western medicine's lack of accomplishment in the cure of diseasesspeaks for itself.This page's purpose is to show you the nutrient profile of cayenne pepper, not todwell on the problems with modern-day health care.Cayenne pepper is literally one the greatest health secrets in the world. It is almostunparalled in its remarkable array of health benefits known the world over. But justwhat's in it?