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2. Scoville scale - Wikipedia

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   Capsicum chili peppers are commonly used to add pungency in cuisines worldwide. [3] [9] The range of pepper heat reflected by a Scoville score is from 500 or less (sweet peppers) to over 2.6 million (Pepper X) (table below; Scoville scales for individual chili

3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   Chili peppers. The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness of a chili pepper. It is the degree of dilution in sugar water of a specific chili pepper extract when a panel of 5 tasters can no longer detect its "heat". [109] Pure capsaicin (the chemical responsible for the "heat") has 16 million Scoville heat units.

4. Cayenne pepper - Wikipedia

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   A large red cayenne Thai peppers, a cayenne-type pepper Capsicum frutescens. The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum. It is usually a hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes. Cayenne peppers are a group of tapering, 10 to 25 cm long, generally skinny, mostly red-colored peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin, which ...

5. Guinness World Records declares Pepper X as world’s new ...

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   The SHU scale to measure chili pepper heat was developed by American chemist Wilbur Scoville in 1912. By comparison, the average jalapeño pepper scores between 3,000 to 8,000 SHU, according to ...

6. Chili pepper - Wikipedia

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   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. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add "heat" to dishes.

7. A Stroll Through the Garden: Peppers - their heat, healing ...

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   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 ...

8. Carolina Reaper - Wikipedia

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   The Carolina Reaper was certified as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records on August 11, 2017. [6] Testing was conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina during the certification process which showed an average heat level of 1,641,183 SHU for a given batch.

9. Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert ...

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   Heat in peppers is measured in Scoville Heat Units. Zero is bland, and a regular jalapeno pepper registers about 5,000 units. A habanero, the record-holder about 25 years ago, typically tops ...