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The Fresno chile or Fresno chili pepper (/ ˈ f r ɛ z n oʊ / FREZ-noh) is a medium-sized cultivar of Capsicum annuum. It should not be confused with the Fresno Bell pepper. [ 1 ] It is often confused with the jalapeño pepper but has thinner walls, often has milder heat, and takes less time to mature.
The Armageddon chili pepper is a chili pepper variety, it is the world's first superhot F1 hybrid of C. chinense. The variety was created by Tozer Seeds [1] and first grown by Salvatore Genovese. [2] The Armageddon pepper was introduced to the UK market in 2019. The pepper holds a rating of 1.3 million SHU (Scoville Heating Units).
The Dragon's Breath chili was unofficially tested at 2.48 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a contender for the hottest chili pepper in the world. [3] [4] As of October 2023, Guinness World Records has not recognized this claim, as the Carolina Reaper was still mentioned as the current record holder at the time the claim was made. [8]
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 "super-hots". Past Guinness World Record holders (in increasing order of hotness) include the ghost pepper ...
A variety that produces capsaicin is colloquially known as a hot pepper or chili pepper. In British English , the sweet varieties are called "peppers" [ 12 ] and the hot varieties "chillies", [ 13 ] whereas in Australian English and Indian English , the name "capsicum" is commonly used for bell peppers exclusively and "chilli" is often used to ...
Some people love the heat from hot peppers. But pepper plants don't always like Mother Nature's heat. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Chili peppers are eaten by birds living in the chili peppers' natural range, possibly contributing to seed dispersal and evolution of the protective capsaicin in chili peppers, as a bird in flight can spread the seeds further away from the parent plant after they pass through its digestive system than any land or tree dwelling mammal could do ...
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