The Scoville scale for measuring heat in peppers was established in 1912. It's high time for an upgrade.

Not many people have made themselves acquainted with the peppers that top the Scoville scale, and most have never had the opportunity to test their spice level by eating the blood-red Carolina ...

What does the Scoville scale measure? The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (aka spiciness) in members of the genus Capsicum, which includes peppers and chiles.

Excluding bell peppers — technically chiles, but with a Scoville score of zero — the field ranged from relatively mild jalapeños on the low end of the chart to death-defying Trinidad Scorpion ...

Here’s everything to know about the Scoville scale, including how it works and where your favorite peppers fall, from bell peppers and jalapeños to the world’s hottest chiles.

The Scoville Scale has for a long time been the gauge that measures the heat of peppers. At the top of the chart there is a light green Pepper X hot pepper that has 2,693,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Unit).

Hot peppers aren’t for everyone, but that’s where the Scoville scale comes in handy. The scale is named after American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, who developed the pepper spiciness test in 1912.

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