A new pepper has been crowned king of hot thanks to the Guinness Book of World Records. The Bhut Jolokia chili (AKA The Naga Jolokia Pepper) from India registered 1,001,304 Scoville heat units, far surpassing the previous champions, the Red Savina chili, which only registered 577,000 units, and the Dorset Naga, which registered between 876,000 and 970,000 units. Just to give you an idea, here are the Scoville heat units of some of the peppers you probably ingest on a more regular basis:
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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
Hot salsa has just been given a new definition.
[Wikipedia - Naga Jolokia Pepper]
[Via: Slashfood]
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