Dragon breath is the hottest pepper in the world. Developed by mike smith, a researcher and farmer from the University of Nottingham, UK. 20 17 During the public exhibition in London from May 23rd to 27th, "Dragon Breath" was sealed in containers.

The danger of longxi pepper;

If capsaicin continues to escalate in the oral cavity, the body's "immune system defense is fully open." The immune system will mistakenly think that the body is attacked by extremely strong heat. In extreme cases, it will lead to anaphylactic shock, severe burns and even death due to tracheal blockage.

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Classification origin of hotness:

1, internationally, the Scowell method is generally used for the classification of spicy degree. Scowell is an American pharmaceutical chemist, who first proposed the method of sensory taste of spicy food.

2. The basic principle of this method is to prepare a certain amount of capsaicin extract from a certain amount of capsicum, and by continuously diluting the extract until it can't taste spicy, the dilution multiple is the spicy degree unit. The more water you need to dilute the pepper, the hotter it is.

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