Chili Pepper News — Scoville scale

When it comes to peppers, you’ll find there are all different kinds of hues out there. From bright green and yellow to fiery orange and red, the options are just about endless. There’s a lot that goes into the heat of a pepper, though, from the actual type of pepper you grow to where it’s harvested. It’s kind of deceptive then just basing a pepper off its color, because of many peppers, no matter how hot they can eventually get, start out green. They may even be harvested green, but that’s not to say they’ll stay that way. Whether you...

Maybe you’ve heard the term before, or maybe it’s a new concept. Either way, you’re probably wondering, what exactly is the Scoville scale? In simple terms, it’s a way of measuring a pepper’s heat. You may think you can determine that yourself at first bite, but in reality, there’s definitely more to it than just that.

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As if being #1 and #3 Presidents and authoring the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were not enough, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were talented gardeners as well. Both were the first Presidents to dip their green thumbs into planting peppers.