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In 1912, Wilbur Scoville developed a scale for measuring the spiciness of peppers. The Scoville scale is still referenced today on many brands of hot sauce so that consumers will understand how much "heat" to expect from the product. This scale provides important information for those people who don't enjoy intensely spicy things. For example, a habanero chili is about 40 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper!

Which inference can be made from the text?

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Wilbur Scoville enjoyed spicy foods.
Wilbur Scoville enjoyed spicy foods.

The Scoville scale is outdated.
The Scoville scale is outdated.

Spice refers to heat instead of flavor.
Spice refers to heat instead of flavor.

Peppers are enjoyed by everyone.
Peppers are enjoyed by everyone.

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The correct inference that can be made from the text is:

Spice refers to heat instead of flavor.

The text discusses the measurement of spiciness or "heat" of peppers using the Scoville scale, indicating that spice is being associated with heat.