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Spice, or rather the levels thereof
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There's worldwide ratings, notably the Scoville scale, and then there's personal ones.

The Sam Scale

Pithier title pending.

#DescriptionExamples
0No perceptable spiceWater, plain white rice, country-club Butter Chicken
1Takes active attention to noticeCostco-brand Butter Chicken sauce
1.5black pepper
2Easily notable but not uncomfortableCanadian Pepperoni, Costco Tikka Masala
2.5Royal Jamaican Ginger Beer, Dill Chips
3Mildly uncomfortable but bearableKettle-brand Pepperoncini chips, The garlic sticks from that one punjabi pizza place (although that might have been some kind of cross-contamination from the curry pizza? It seems weird for garlic sticks to be spicy but this is me we’re talking about), Calabrese Picante Salame
4Uncomfortable but offsetable by other factorsTostitos Salsa Con Queso ("Medium"), Lays Jalapeño Cheddar
5Would not choose to eat, a challengeThat Butter Chicken @Nat20 made from scratch once, Kettle brand Habanero Lime chips
5.5Frank’s Red Hot
6Unbearable, impossible, could not eatA Raw Jalapeño
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The Nat Scale

Note: This scale excludes things that can be perceived as spicy but produce a different chemical reaction due to Allyl Isothiocyanate, piperine, or other compounds other than Capsaicin. Capsaicin is an easier and more predictable measure. Things like horseradish or ginger, for example, produce an entirely different reaction and are therefore not comparable to Capsaicin based spices.

#DescriptionExamples
0No perceptable spiceMild or medium salsa, Kettle-brand Pepperoncini chips, Buffalo sauce, ground cayenne pepper, ground chili powder, Tabasco (even though it's gross), Cholula, poblano peppers, Doritos "Sweet Chili Heat"
1Takes active attention to notice"Hot" salsa, Sriracha, pepperoncini peppers, banana peppers, Takis, Sambal Oelek
2Easily notable but not uncomfortableHabanero based Hot sauces, a straight up jalapeno* (with one exception, refer to note below), most Buldak noodles, scotch bonnet pepper based hot sauces, thai chilis (cut up in a sauce)
3Mildly uncomfortable but enjoyableBuldak hot sauce, Ghost pepper based hot sauces, Carolina Reaper based hot sauces
3.5Mildly uncomfortable but bearablePaqui Haunted Ghost Pepper Tortilla Chips, Buldak Noodles (the black package one)
4Uncomfortable but offsetable by other factorsThe Last Dab Hot Sauce, Suicide Wings (the kind you need to sign a waiver to eat)
4.5Very uncomfortable, produced tears, would still eat againThe "make it how you would make it" Thai food I asked for in the food court in Chinook mall one time, *a jalapeno I ate for a spicy food challenge for students that was incredibly potent (I was filmed as well, which was embarrassing to get wrecked on camera by a silly little jalapeno)
5Would not choose to eat, a challengeAn entire carolina reaper pepper, The One Chip Challenge
6Unbearable, impossible, could not eatStraight up Capsaicin
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