There are a lot of varieties of peppers, which come in different shapes, sizes, and heat levels. This guide outlines common ...

To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the ...

However, the Carolina Reaper was recently beat for the number ... in science compared to Scoville's subjective test. Scoville rated each pepper by giving a panel of taste testers progressively ...

surpassed the Reaper to become the hottest pepper in the world. How spicy is it? The Carolina Reaper averages 1,640,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) Pepper X averages 2,693,000 SHUs Jalapeños ...

The Carolina Reaper, which can top 2.2m on the Scoville heat scale, was the world’s hottest pepper at the time of the incident in 2016 – although new breeds called Pepper X and Dragon’s ...