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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Can Pure Capsicum (Extact from Naga Jolokia), Kill someone if they ate it?

The Naga Jolokia, the worlds hottest pepper, also known by the name Bhut Jolokia. I was wondering if the Pure Capsicum extract from this pepper could kill someone. The Naga pepper is at a 1 million on the Scoville Units while the Extract is at a 16 million. Could this kill someone if consumed? Oh, the extract is a "hot sauce" (right, like anyone would ever use it.)



I've heard that too much capsicum can actually cause heart and/or respiratory failure, which would obviously be fatal.





But that was for chemically pure capsicum. I don't know if the extract you mention would be strong enough. However I would certainly treat such a substance with care, and use very very very very sparingly.

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