When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of capsaicinoids, ...

To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the Carolina reaper measure as much as 2,500,000 SHUs. But even the Carolina ...

The pungency (or heat factor) of chile peppers is measured in multiples ... at over 1,000,000 Scoville units! That one is right off the scale! Pure capsaicin rates between 15,000,000 and ...

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

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

The combined amount of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in a pepper is used to calculate its heat intensity rating on the Scoville scale, ranging from zero Scoville Heat Units (SHU) for bell peppers to ...

A new study identifying molecules that suppress the heat of chili peppers hints at the possibility of adapting these ...

Migraine sufferers, sinus sufferers, the obese, cancer sufferers and more all can benefit from using hot peppers. The Scoville Scale has for a long time been the gauge that measures the heat of ...

Pepper pungency, or heat, is ranked on the Scoville scale, with habaneros typically between 100,000 to 350,000. “Habaneros, they tend to grab you by the throat,” Myers said. But Mild Thing and ...