Scoville units are a popular way to judge how spicy certain peppers are, but just how does the scoring method go about ...

Here’s everything you need to know about the world’s most famous heat ranking system before you add chiles to your next meal. The Scoville scale is a measurement of pungency (aka spiciness) in members ...

Can you guess how spicy a jalapeño will be just by looking at it? Dive into the science of jalapeño heat as we explore ...

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In Texas, we find spice so nice we had to proclaim it twice. The Lone Star State is home to not one but two officially sanctioned chiles. In 1995, the Texas Legislature declared the ubiquitous ...

Hot peppers’ spicy heat is measured in Scoville heat units, named for Wilbur Scoville. The level of heat was originally determined by a panel of individual tasters. (Tetiana Kolubai/Dreamstime) Don’t ...

A new small, yellow-greenish chili pepper that’s taken more than a decade to cultivate has out scaled all others including one from its developer, earning the official title of the hottest chili ...