The spiciness of a pepper or of a dish with peppers is indicated by the so called Scoville Scale. This scale measures the concentration of capsaicin, the component that causes the heat. This scale is developed by William Scoville in … Continued
Carolina Reaper – hottest pepper in the world The Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper in the world. It scores 2,200,000 on the Scoville scale. That is 200x hotter than the Jalapeno (!). The Guinness Book of Records established this … Continued