It ranges from sweet bell peppers at zero to the mighty Naga Jolokia (ghost pepper) at over 1,000,000 Scoville units! That one is right off the scale! Pure capsaicin rates between 15,000,000 and ...

Use the guide below to find out where your favorite chiles fall on the Scoville scale. Scoville scale levels. Mild (0 to 2,000 SHU) Bell pepper, Ancho poblano, Lombardo, Anaheim, Golden Greek ...

The Scoville scale for measuring heat in peppers was established in 1912. It's high time for an upgrade. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Bred by Ed Currie, a South Carolina hot pepper grower and owner of PuckerButt Pepper Company, it boasts an average heat level of 2.69 million Scoville heat units.

Today, the Scoville scale may be an eye-catching way to mark the heat of a pepper, but it's not the most useful way to ...

Texas has two official state peppers: jalapeno and chiltepín. While there's a science to measuring chiles' spiciness, it's not as accurate as you might think.

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.

Naga Viper peppers scale at around 1.4 million Scoville heat units, according to the online pepper shop website PepperHead. For context on both of these, the jalapeño pepper is only 2,500 ...

At 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units, Pepper X is the new world's hottest pepper. See how it compares to previous Guinness World Records winners.

It ranges from sweet bell peppers at zero to the mighty Naga Jolokia (ghost pepper) at over 1,000,000 Scoville units! That one is right off the scale! Pure capsaicin rates between 15,000,000 and ...