▲ 131 ▼ Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 124 comments fedilink hide all child comments The hot pepper linked to teen's death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) It contains some of the spiciest peppers in existence, with a rating of well over a million Scoville. Jalapeños go up to a rating of ~8000 Scoville. It's incredibly spicy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago I could have also picked a habanero which is admittedly a lot more spicy and it used to be the hottest pepper in the world, but it usually doesn't cause a big reaction either. Anyway, that's missing the point. I was talking about the total amount of capsaicin which can't be really high in just one chip. It is just a tiny amount of concentrated capsaicin and I believe that people usually consume more with a regular spicy meal. Hence my believe that not the capsaicin itself is the problem. permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheAlbatross@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I too hate the extract sauces, they're just painful without the flavour. As far as I'm aware these crisps don't use it. The world's hottest ramen challenge I did was just reaper mash missed into the sauce. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, but they sell sauces that go well above those chillis scoville ratings made with extracts that people eat all the time without dying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago I could have also picked a habanero which is admittedly a lot more spicy and it used to be the hottest pepper in the world, but it usually doesn't cause a big reaction either. Anyway, that's missing the point. I was talking about the total amount of capsaicin which can't be really high in just one chip. It is just a tiny amount of concentrated capsaicin and I believe that people usually consume more with a regular spicy meal. Hence my believe that not the capsaicin itself is the problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheAlbatross@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I too hate the extract sauces, they're just painful without the flavour. As far as I'm aware these crisps don't use it. The world's hottest ramen challenge I did was just reaper mash missed into the sauce. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I too hate the extract sauces, they're just painful without the flavour. As far as I'm aware these crisps don't use it. The world's hottest ramen challenge I did was just reaper mash missed into the sauce. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, but they sell sauces that go well above those chillis scoville ratings made with extracts that people eat all the time without dying. permalink fedilink source parent