Michael, No, you're right- it probably wouldn't tell us much except how hot your chiles are in relation to each other. I have posted before that these tests are only good in so far as they indicate general potentials for the varieties rather than predicting absolutes about anyone persons' particular pod. As I also stated, so very much is dependent on the subject doing the testing that, to each their own. The point I was trying to make was that, for all its' drawbacks, HPLC is the accepted standard for ratings. Certainly it can be understood the need for a single testing process, rather than a dozen or so ad-hoc methods each with wildly varying results. Two cents poorer now.... -Jim C MWPH