Myers said, to put them in perspective, these peppers rank at about 500 to 1,000 on the Scoville heat scale. Regular Habanero peppers are between 100,000 and 300,000. He said 1,000 is the ...

Oregon State University is releasing two mild habanero peppers that chefs ... Pepper pungency, or heat, is ranked on the Scoville scale, with habaneros typically between 100,000 to 350,000.

The Scoville heat scale was devised in 1912 by the American pharmacist Wilbur ... When you drink water after eating a hot pepper, the water just spreads it around your mouth, making the pain worse. To ...

The Carolina Reaper holds the title of the hottest chilli in the world, with over 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU).