Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Peppers

The Scoville Scale is a measurement of pungency (spiciness or “heat”) of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU). It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component.

Bell Peppers (0 SCU)

 

            Banana Peppers (500 SCU)

 

          Piquillo Peppers (500 TO 1000 SCU)

 

  Poblamo Peppers (SHU 1,000 TO 2,000)

 

Pasilla Peppers (SHU 1,000 TO 2,500)

 

Dasil Peppers (SHU 100,000 TO 300,000)

 

  Ghost Peppers (SHU 1,000,000)

 

 

  Komodo Dragon Peppers (SHU 1,400,000)

 

     Caroline Reaper Peppers (SHU 1,000,000 TO 2,200,000)

 

 Trinidad 7 Pot Douglah Peppers (SHU 1,853,936)

 

                Pepper X Peppers (SHU 3,018,000)

 

 

 

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