Re: [CH] Thai's vs. Habs
Michael Bailes (frgntgar@ozemail.com.au)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 23:47:46 +1100
The whole purpose of the the Scoville ratings,
>as obtained by high pressure liquid chromatography, is to have a
>standard that is not subjective. I, personally, place more credence
>in nonsubjective scientific methods than personal subjective methods.
>
>Harry
from memory (getting worse) scoville ratings do not come from HPLC analysis
They are two different systems.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
It still becomes subjective when put in the mouth. variables such as heat
tolerance, ingredients used, sugar oils, (coco butter is amazing), how long
the dish is left to sit etc.
HPLC also often only analises one capacacin alkaloid
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