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

The chemical that causes the sensation of spiciness is capsaicin. Presumably that pepper has as much capsaicin as 50 bottles of tobasco.