What is the Hottest Pepper in the World?!
Answers:
0 - Bell Pepper
100-500 - Pepperoncini
1000-1500 - Poblano
2500-10,000 - Jalapenos and Chipolte
5000-23,000 - Serrano
30,000-50,000 - Cayenne
80,000 & up - Habenero, Scotch Bonnet
The Habenero is over 80000 SHU HOT! It is the hottest pepper in the world!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
100-500 - Pepperoncini
1000-1500 - Poblano
2500-10,000 - Jalapenos and Chipolte
5000-23,000 - Serrano
30,000-50,000 - Cayenne
80,000 & up - Habenero, Scotch Bonnet
The Habenero is over 80000 SHU HOT! It is the hottest pepper in the world!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Habenero;
Scotch Bonnet are traditionally known as the "hottest pepper" but Habanero can actually be hotter!.
From Margen, S!. et!. al (1992)!.The wellness encyclopedia of food and nutrition: How to buy, store, and prepare every variety of fresh food!. Distributed by Random House!. ISBN 0-929661-03-6!.
"All hot peppers contain capsaicinoids, natural substances that produce a burning sensation in the mouth, causing the eyes to water and the nose to run, and even induce perspiration!. Capsaicinoids have no flavor or odor, but act directly on the pain receptors in the mouth and throat!. The primary capsaicinoid, capsaicin, is so hot that a single drop diluted in 100,000 drops of water will produce a blistering of the tongue!.
"Capsaicinoids are found primarily in the pepper's placenta--the white "ribs" that run down the middle and along the sides of a pepper!. Since the seeds are in such close contact with the ribs, they are also often hot!. In the rest of the vegetable, capsaicinoids are unevenly distributed throughout the flesh, so it is likely that one part of the same pepper may be hotter ot milder than another!. You can reduce the amount of heat in a chili pepper by removing the ribs and seeds, but you must wear gloves while doing so!.
"Capsaicinoid content is measured in parts per million!. These parts per million are converted into Scoville heat units, the industry standard for measuring a pepper's punch!. One part per million is equivalent to 15 Scoville units!. Bell peppers have a value of zero Scoville units, whereas habaneros -- the hottest peppers--register a blistering 200,000 to 300,000!.Pure capsaicin has a Scoville heat unit score of 16 million!." (p!.140)
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Scotch Bonnet are traditionally known as the "hottest pepper" but Habanero can actually be hotter!.
From Margen, S!. et!. al (1992)!.The wellness encyclopedia of food and nutrition: How to buy, store, and prepare every variety of fresh food!. Distributed by Random House!. ISBN 0-929661-03-6!.
"All hot peppers contain capsaicinoids, natural substances that produce a burning sensation in the mouth, causing the eyes to water and the nose to run, and even induce perspiration!. Capsaicinoids have no flavor or odor, but act directly on the pain receptors in the mouth and throat!. The primary capsaicinoid, capsaicin, is so hot that a single drop diluted in 100,000 drops of water will produce a blistering of the tongue!.
"Capsaicinoids are found primarily in the pepper's placenta--the white "ribs" that run down the middle and along the sides of a pepper!. Since the seeds are in such close contact with the ribs, they are also often hot!. In the rest of the vegetable, capsaicinoids are unevenly distributed throughout the flesh, so it is likely that one part of the same pepper may be hotter ot milder than another!. You can reduce the amount of heat in a chili pepper by removing the ribs and seeds, but you must wear gloves while doing so!.
"Capsaicinoid content is measured in parts per million!. These parts per million are converted into Scoville heat units, the industry standard for measuring a pepper's punch!. One part per million is equivalent to 15 Scoville units!. Bell peppers have a value of zero Scoville units, whereas habaneros -- the hottest peppers--register a blistering 200,000 to 300,000!.Pure capsaicin has a Scoville heat unit score of 16 million!." (p!.140)
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FROM HOT TO NOT
Scoville Heat Units
Pure capsaicin: 15m to 16m
US Police-grade pepper spray: 5m
Dorset Naga: 923,000
Red Savina habanero: 577,000
Scotch bonnet: 100,000-325,000
Jamaican hot pepper: 100,000-200,000
Cayenne pepper: 30,000-50,000
Jalapeno pepper: 2,500-8,000
Tabasco sauce: 2,500
Pimento: 100 to 500
Bell pepper: 0Www@FoodAQ@Com
Scoville Heat Units
Pure capsaicin: 15m to 16m
US Police-grade pepper spray: 5m
Dorset Naga: 923,000
Red Savina habanero: 577,000
Scotch bonnet: 100,000-325,000
Jamaican hot pepper: 100,000-200,000
Cayenne pepper: 30,000-50,000
Jalapeno pepper: 2,500-8,000
Tabasco sauce: 2,500
Pimento: 100 to 500
Bell pepper: 0Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chile pepper originating in Assam, India is known as the hottest pepper in the world!. Guinness World Records has also classified this as the hottest pepper!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Naga Jolokia!. Its grown in northeast India!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Dr!. Pepper
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The Red Savina pepper I thinkWww@FoodAQ@Com