The pungency (or heat factor) of chile peppers is measured in multiples of ... That one is right off the scale! Pure capsaicin rates between 15,000,000 and 16,000,000 Scoville units.

A small, wrinkly yellow-green pepper known as Pepper X is now officially the hottest chili pepper in the world ... to what's known as the Scoville Scale. Developed in 1912, the scale determines ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation ... its heat intensity rating on the Scoville scale, ranging from zero Scoville Heat Units (SHU) for bell peppers to millions of ...

So why, oh why, on God’s green Earth are we still measuring chile pepper heat on the Scoville scale? Of all the units that measure all the things, Scoville heat units have got to be the most ...

Mild bell peppers, for reference, have 0 Scoville heat units, while spicy Thai chiles can range from 50,000 to 100,000 units. The scale increases exponentially, so “mild hot” chile peppers ...

Ohio State scientists identify three natural compounds in chili peppers that reduce spicy heat while preserving all the flavor.

The SHU scale to measure chili pepper heat was developed by American chemist Wilbur Scoville in 1912. Pepper X is grown by Ed Currie, founder of Puckerbutt Pepper Company in South Carolina.

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation ... its heat intensity rating on the Scoville scale, ranging from zero Scoville Heat Units (SHU) for bell peppers to millions of ...