What is the LD50 of bell pepper?
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To be honest, I'm not sure if there is an LD50 (leathal dose for 50% of a population) of a bell pepper. I've never heard of bell peppers massacre anyone. Capsaicin, the "hot part" of any pepper, isn't lethal at all. It opens ion channel in nerve cells releasing a product particular as substance P.
Substance P is not fully understood. We know that while it is being released, we have a sensation of warmth. After awhile though, the presence of capsaicin depletes substance P in neurons. This leads to anesthesia. Capsaicin products are used in over the counter creams as deeply effective pain relievers as long as they are used several times daily for a few weeks. This allows for depletion of substance P and an analgesic effect similar (but greater than) that of icy hot.
You may be thinking of Scovilles which are the index of how "hot" something is. Unfortunately, bell peppers are very mild and register around zero on the scoville mount. sorry.
Perhaps a better question is the ED50 (effective dose for 50% of the population). Even then, this will be extremely low as there is highly little capsaicin (scoville power) in a bell pepper.
check this web site out. The ld 50 comes from pesticides in the soil www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/EPA-HQ-…
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Answers:
To be honest, I'm not sure if there is an LD50 (leathal dose for 50% of a population) of a bell pepper. I've never heard of bell peppers massacre anyone. Capsaicin, the "hot part" of any pepper, isn't lethal at all. It opens ion channel in nerve cells releasing a product particular as substance P.
Substance P is not fully understood. We know that while it is being released, we have a sensation of warmth. After awhile though, the presence of capsaicin depletes substance P in neurons. This leads to anesthesia. Capsaicin products are used in over the counter creams as deeply effective pain relievers as long as they are used several times daily for a few weeks. This allows for depletion of substance P and an analgesic effect similar (but greater than) that of icy hot.
You may be thinking of Scovilles which are the index of how "hot" something is. Unfortunately, bell peppers are very mild and register around zero on the scoville mount. sorry.
Perhaps a better question is the ED50 (effective dose for 50% of the population). Even then, this will be extremely low as there is highly little capsaicin (scoville power) in a bell pepper.
check this web site out. The ld 50 comes from pesticides in the soil www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/EPA-HQ-…
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