Scoville scale

To find out the spiciness of a pepper the Scoville scale is the most commonly used system for measuring pungency. The original Scoville scale was invented by Wilbur Scoville. During his experiment, five people ate a spicy pepper. Afterwards, they each drank water with dissolved sugar. When enough sugar was added so that the spiciness could not be tasted, that amount of sugar was recorded and the system was converted into a scale. There are more efficient ways to determine the amount of capsaicin in a pepper, such as high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). HPLC separates compounds based on how they react to water. When the capsaicin content is determined, it is converted into ASTA pungency units. To stay consistent with the Scoville scale, the number is then converted back to the Scoville scale. Each pungency unit is equal to approximately 15 Scoville units.The Scoville scale goes from zero to sixteen million with zero being a bell pepper and sixteen million being pure capsaicin. A jalepeno is about 2,500-5,000 Scoville units, a habanero is about 10,000-350,000 Scoville units, and the hottest recorded pepper yet is the Carolina Reaper at around 2.2 million Scoville…

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surveys come in many formats, with the Likert scale being the most preferred. The Likert scale is a quantitative tool for issuing questionnaires in a survey. It employs the method of rating a participant’s response on a scale rather than just getting a single, straight up response. Likert items are the individual questions that have the answers on a scale. The Likert scale is the…

Likert-type or frequency scales use fixed choice response formats and are designed to measure attitudes or opinions (Bowling, 1997). It is an evidence based survey that uses a 5 or 7 point scale that participants can use to express opinions and the intensity of their opinions. Likert scale survey was generated and 60 surveys were placed in the teachers’ mailboxes with a note explaining the purpose of the needs assessment. In order to receive more responses, the survey was anonymous. This allowed…

Upon the completion of the twelve week closed group process, each group member will be given a self-assessment in a Likert scale format (See Appendix A). The first self-assessment will be given at the end of the last meeting to each group member. These self-assessments can be done confidentially with names on the assessment being optional. The group leader will provide instructions on how to complete the forms being handed out. After instructions, participants will fill out two…

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