New world hot pepper has become a hot topic as the "Dragon's Breath Chili". When the news came running on the net, it became a hot topic because it was hard for people to die. However, Science Writer Jake Buehler living in Seattle has been discussing the deadly nature of these new varieties of chili pepper.

Because peppers are not all made equally by everyone, there are things that are not so hot, and there are spicy chili peppers. However, the newly developed "Dragon's Breath" will soon be in the position of "the hardest pepper in the world" in the near future. This red pepper with reddish orange and the size of a fingernail of the fingers is unintentional in the experiment of vegetable food that improves performance by Mr. Mike Smith of Wales in the UK and Nottingham Trent University It is a variety that made. Mr. Smith says that this capsicum is the hardest chili peppers in the world with more than 1.5 times as many hot ingredients as the current "hardest pepper" record keeping species Carolina Reaper. In other words, it means that it is extraordinarily hot, but this new kind of pepper is not "lethally painful" as it is being reported.

Mr. Smith inspected "Dragon's Breath chili" insists that it recorded 2.48 million in Pungent Unit (SHU), and if this figure is certified as Guinness it will be in the new record of the hardest chili peppers in the world Become. The Daily Post paper that firstly reported on this pepper was warned that "it may cause an anaphylactic shock of the species that causes inflammation and obstructs the respiratory tract of the person who ate it." It took not much time until this so-called lethality of chili was taken up as news everywhere. It was as if it was "breath of the dragon" and spreading on the Internet.

The farmers in Wales made capsules like lethal "dragon's breath chili".

Spiciness of the "dragon's breath chili" is like many of the pepper, and transmitted to trick the sensory nerves are on fire literally to the brain capsaicin is due. If you eat too much, you may have serious consequences such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and death if you ingest more. In a study using rats, we found that the minimum lethal dose of capsaicin was 100 mg/kg body weight. Since the standard adult weight is 58 - 81 kg, the fatal amount for human beings is between 5.8 and 8.1 g from the rate value.

As Mr. Smith asserts, if "Dragon's Breath chili" records 2.48 million SHU, it means that one million SHUs are harder than Carolina • Reaper, on average, 1.57 million SHU. The SHU is based on the dilution ratio, for example, 1,000 SHU will be diluted 1,000 times until 1 g of dried chili peppers do not feel. In the case of pure capsaicin, SHU is a high number of angry waves of 16 million. Since the content of capsaicin contained in 1 g of dried capsicum and SHU can be converted, 2.48 million SHU of "Breath of Dragon" means that 0.155 g of capsaicin is contained per gram. However, it is calculated that 0.03 g of capsaicin is contained per gram of fresh 'dragon's breath' because it is about 85% water .

Dragon's breath chili is the hardest chili in the world. Eating can lead to death.

Therefore, in order to consume 5.8 g of capsaicin which is the minimum lethal dose, it is necessary to eat nearly 250 g of "dragon's breath chili". If the size is two times as much as Habanero sized pepper, it will be about 25 to 30 pieces.

In reality, it is probably impossible to raise spicy chili which is so hard that one can kill people with just one. Because, if it is assumed that the capsicum is about 10 g in size (from Habanero to Jalapeno), more than half of the tissue from the weight must be capsaicin. Then, it will be that almost no structural part of capsicum will remain, not to mention moisture ("Dragon's Breath" is about 2.3% capsaicin). If you can grow even big and hot pepper, you may be able to make a lethal chill by itself. Although it is theoretically possible if it is a variant as large as a green pepper with twice as much hotness as "Dragon's Breath chili", it will not be realized biologically.

This "dragon's breath" capsicum is too hot, it can lead to death!

But if so, what will be the warning about the anaphylactic shock that was posted on The Daily Post? That is just a general medical warning.

Anaphylactic shock occurs when an allergic reaction occurs. There are tens of thousands of allergens in the world, and for those with allergies, it is possible that any one of them will cause life-threatening anaphylaxis. On the other hand, injection is carried out experiments in spite of decades, including the research, there is no case that the capsaicin-induced anaphylaxis. Rather, capsaicin and similar chemicals are being studied as a means to attenuate allergic reactions .

That said, peppers have other allergens, though. There is a spice allergy including paprika derived from capsicum and cayenne pepper, but it is due to pollen-like substances . There is a serious allergic reaction to peppers , but all of them are that the doctor can not eliminate the possibility that someone may have an allergic reaction to "dragons breath" . Similar warnings are common for any medicine or supplement that has serious reactions, including Advil and Aspirin.

In conclusion, the only thing you have to worry about anaphylaxis by "dragon's breath chili" is those who already have allergies to chili and other species derived therefrom, and those who are afraid of this new species as Jalapeno . As Mr. Smith of the developer, strong oil extracted from pulp of "Dragons Breath" could be used as anesthesia, and he is thinking about using for medical purposes in the future.

That's why "Dragon's breath" turned out to be not deadly enough to say. It might be a pleasure for spicy lovers. However, the opportunity to eat the real thing is likely to be ahead.

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