The Pepper X beat the previous world record held by the Carolina Reaper, also grown by Currie, which has an average heat level of 1.57 million Scoville heat units.

Explore the fascinating origins of hot peppers, examine their diverse varieties, and learn expert insights on their selection ...

A simple 1-to-10 heat scale, based on the capsaicin content of the chile peppers most of us encounter. Let’s use habaneros to anchor the top end of the scale (and superhot peppers can be over 10 ...

On the Scoville scale, your standard bell pepper sits at the bottom with 0 Scoville heat units, a mild jalapeño has 1,000 and the world’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper, has as many as 2.2 ...

Chili peppers are famous for their heat. That fiery sensation on your tongue comes from compounds known as capsaicinoids. These chemicals trigger pain and heat receptors in your mouth, causing what ...

Today's popular Google Doodle game and the latest in the Stay and Play at Home series is a Doodle celebrating Wilbur Scoville, the inventor of the Scoville Scale which is used to measure a pepper ...

Pepper X measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units. A jalapeño, by comparison, measures just 2,000 to 8,000 SHUs, while a serrano can land between 10,000 and 23,000 SHUs.

The Scoville Scale is a measurement chart used to rate the heat of peppers or other spicy foods.It can also can have a useful application for measuring cybersecurity threats. Cyber-threats are ...

The Dragon's Breath scores at an impressive 2.48 million on the Scoville heat scale, a widely used standard to measure the concentration of capsaicin, the chemical that produces the sensation of ...