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A quick internet search suggests that the '2x' one recalled is 8800 Scoville units. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

A quick internet search suggests that the '2x' one recalled is 8800 Scoville units. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

dyauspitr 2y ago
Absolutely ridiculous, what a joke. That’s comparable to El Yucateco sauce. Tabasco which is barely perceptible as hot is around 5000 scoville. Not to mention, isn’t capsaicin completely harmless and only activates your pain receptors without actually causing any direct damage (there may be damage from the inflammatory response in extreme cases).
- rahimnathwani 2y ago
  But you don't eat these sauces on their own.
  - cycrutchfield 2y ago
    I do, no problem
    - BlobberSnobber 2y ago
      ...why?
      - anonzzzies 2y ago
        Not gp but I like the taste.
    - anonzzzies 2y ago
      Yep, same. It’s nice. I don’t suffer until over 500k Scoville. Youth eating Madame janette was good training.
- kstrauser 2y ago
  I don’t think it can cause direct damage in the way lye or a poison would. I could imagine it causing so much pain in someone that it triggered a seizure or something else awful. Although I think almost anyone not trying out for “Jackass” would stop eating it well before they got to that point.
- Mashimo 2y ago
  The primary source[1] says kids in Germany have been hospitalized by weaker chips. Something something tik tok challenge. It does seems these ramen are hot. Still weird they take it of the shelves though. [1] https://foedevarestyrelsen.dk/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2024/jun/ekstremt-staerke-nudler-kan-give-akut-forgiftningsfare-advarer-foedevarestyrelsen https://foedevarestyrelsen.dk/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2024...
- naet 2y ago
  I wonder if this is accurate because I love tons of that El Yucateco on my food (and frequently eat other spicy stuff almost daily), but the Buldak ramen I tried was was so spicy that I couldn't take it and didn't get close to finishing my bowl.
  - dyauspitr 2y ago
    It’s accurate https://www.shopelyucateco.com/pages/faq#:~:text=Green%20Habanero%20Hot%20Sauce%20%2D%207%2C700,into%20a%20fresh%2C%20flavorful%20sauce https://www.shopelyucateco.com/pages/faq#:~:text=Green%20Hab....
mjh2539 2y ago
As a comparison, one habanero (not the crazy ghost/chocolate cultivars, but the plain jane habanero) is 150k Scoville units. Serranos top out at 25k.
kstrauser 2y ago
That seems unlikely. It felt waaaay hotter than jalapeño, like many times hotter, not just 1.5x hotter. If true, maybe it’s just the volume of it. Tabasco doesn’t register as hot at all to me, but I don’t make a habit of drinking it by the pint.
- Ekaros 2y ago
  Scoville is weird scale as it is about dilution. So the amount really does matter. And I doubt it is often even properly measured and tested. Logically taking spoon full of raw sauce has one amount of units and then mixing it in food 10 or 100x should have 10th or 100th of Scoville units.
eps 2y ago
This seems off. It tastes much spicier. I'd guess it's in 20-40k range.
- anonzzzies 2y ago
  But it doesn’t. I try a lot of chilis and hot spices; this is 10k maybe; I find 300k getting warm-ish; I eat that with a beer though.
- geor9e 2y ago
  I see a lot people agree with you. I wonder if they lie on the packaging for some reason like import laws. https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried_the_2x_spicy_ramen_i_swear_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried...
geor9e 2y ago
Scrolling down that page I see Resiniferatoxin is 1000x hotter than pure capsaicin. Seeing as it's a scale of concentration, I wonder if you can dilute it down to a mild hot sauce.
Trellmor 2y ago
Someone [0] mentioned that the spice package itself is closer to 250k SHU and only the final dish, noodles and all, is 10k. Since the oil from the spice package will be on the surface it will probably taste way hotter than for example a 10k sauce. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried_the_2x_spicy_ramen_i_swear_the/hqvxz03/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried...

A quick internet search suggests that the '2x' one recalled is 8800 Scoville units. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

dyauspitr 2y ago

Absolutely ridiculous, what a joke. That’s comparable to El Yucateco sauce. Tabasco which is barely perceptible as hot is around 5000 scoville. Not to mention, isn’t capsaicin completely harmless and only activates your pain receptors without actually causing any direct damage (there may be damage from the inflammatory response in extreme cases).

rahimnathwani 2y ago
But you don't eat these sauces on their own.
- cycrutchfield 2y ago
  I do, no problem
  - BlobberSnobber 2y ago
    ...why?
    - anonzzzies 2y ago
      Not gp but I like the taste.
  - anonzzzies 2y ago
    Yep, same. It’s nice. I don’t suffer until over 500k Scoville. Youth eating Madame janette was good training.
kstrauser 2y ago
I don’t think it can cause direct damage in the way lye or a poison would. I could imagine it causing so much pain in someone that it triggered a seizure or something else awful. Although I think almost anyone not trying out for “Jackass” would stop eating it well before they got to that point.
Mashimo 2y ago
The primary source[1] says kids in Germany have been hospitalized by weaker chips. Something something tik tok challenge. It does seems these ramen are hot. Still weird they take it of the shelves though. [1] https://foedevarestyrelsen.dk/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2024/jun/ekstremt-staerke-nudler-kan-give-akut-forgiftningsfare-advarer-foedevarestyrelsen https://foedevarestyrelsen.dk/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2024...
naet 2y ago
I wonder if this is accurate because I love tons of that El Yucateco on my food (and frequently eat other spicy stuff almost daily), but the Buldak ramen I tried was was so spicy that I couldn't take it and didn't get close to finishing my bowl.
- dyauspitr 2y ago
  It’s accurate https://www.shopelyucateco.com/pages/faq#:~:text=Green%20Habanero%20Hot%20Sauce%20%2D%207%2C700,into%20a%20fresh%2C%20flavorful%20sauce https://www.shopelyucateco.com/pages/faq#:~:text=Green%20Hab....

mjh2539 2y ago

As a comparison, one habanero (not the crazy ghost/chocolate cultivars, but the plain jane habanero) is 150k Scoville units. Serranos top out at 25k.

kstrauser 2y ago

That seems unlikely. It felt waaaay hotter than jalapeño, like many times hotter, not just 1.5x hotter. If true, maybe it’s just the volume of it. Tabasco doesn’t register as hot at all to me, but I don’t make a habit of drinking it by the pint.

Ekaros 2y ago
Scoville is weird scale as it is about dilution. So the amount really does matter. And I doubt it is often even properly measured and tested. Logically taking spoon full of raw sauce has one amount of units and then mixing it in food 10 or 100x should have 10th or 100th of Scoville units.

eps 2y ago

This seems off. It tastes much spicier. I'd guess it's in 20-40k range.

anonzzzies 2y ago
But it doesn’t. I try a lot of chilis and hot spices; this is 10k maybe; I find 300k getting warm-ish; I eat that with a beer though.
geor9e 2y ago
I see a lot people agree with you. I wonder if they lie on the packaging for some reason like import laws. https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried_the_2x_spicy_ramen_i_swear_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried...

geor9e 2y ago

Scrolling down that page I see Resiniferatoxin is 1000x hotter than pure capsaicin. Seeing as it's a scale of concentration, I wonder if you can dilute it down to a mild hot sauce.

Trellmor 2y ago

Someone [0] mentioned that the spice package itself is closer to 250k SHU and only the final dish, noodles and all, is 10k. Since the oil from the spice package will be on the surface it will probably taste way hotter than for example a 10k sauce. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried_the_2x_spicy_ramen_i_swear_the/hqvxz03/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/8ayf60/finally_tried...