What does it mean when *this pepper* is the equivalent of 50 bottles of Tabasco?

Question

I thought that if you were to drink 50 bottles of Tabasco, the spiciness itself wouldn’t increase? So what does it mean?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

How spicy something is is measured with a unit called scovilles which comes from the concentration of capsicasin, the chemical the make something taste spicy. What this probably means is that the amount of capsicasin in *this pepper* is fifty times the amount of capsicasin in a bottle of Tabasco