Over the years I've collected and developed a number of recipes for pasta sauces that don't need cooking yet are still hot with chile heat and keep me out of the kitchen. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
But far more manufacturers utilize the extract in dilutions to maintain an exact amount of chile heat in their products, guaranteeing that the customer gets precisely the same amount of heat each time they consume, say, spicy potato chips. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University rates New Mexico chile heat levels from 0 - 7,000 scoville units. (beyondmeresustenance.com)