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16,000,000 [5] SHU. Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) (/ kæpˈseɪsɪn / or / kæpˈseɪəsɪn /) is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is a potent irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact.
Pungency (/ ˈpʌndʒənsi / ⓘ) refers to the taste of food commonly referred to as spiciness, hotness or heat, [1][2][3] found in foods such as chili peppers. Highly pungent tastes may be experienced as unpleasant. The term piquancy (/ ˈpiːkənsi /) is sometimes applied to foods with a lower degree of pungency [4] that are "agreeably ...
The Naga Morich, with around 1 million SHU, [2] is primarily grown in India and Bangladesh. The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU). It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component.
Chili peppers of varied colours and sizes: green bird's eye, yellow Madame Jeanette, red cayenne. Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli (from Classical Nahuatl chīlli [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi] ⓘ), are varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.
By Esther Sung The word "pepper" refers to members of the genus Capsicum, which includes hot varieties, also known as chile peppers, and sweet varieties, such as the bell pepper. Up until the ...
Very hot. Scoville scale. 50,000–175,000 SHU. Piri piri (/ ˌpɪri ˈpɪri / PIRR-ee-PIRR-ee), often hyphenated or as one word, and with variant spellings peri-peri (/ ˌpɛriˈpɛriː /) or pili pili, [1] is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens from the malagueta pepper. It was originally produced by Portuguese explorers in Portugal's former ...
Cayenne peppers, a hot pepper known for its spicy flavor, ... Cayenne peppers contain many protective plant compounds that may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body, such as ...
Hottest chili pepper. Mature Carolina Reaper, listed by Guinness as the hottest chili pepper from 2017-2023. Amongst growers in the US, the UK, Australia, and France, there has been a competition since the 1990s to grow the hottest chili pepper. Chili pepper species and cultivars registering over 1,000,000 Scoville Heat units (SHU) are called ...