Chili Pepper News

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.

Did you Know? Depending on which pepper you taste, the burn can be felt in different areas of the mouth Kind of like how we humans are unique in our own ways, chili peppers are too. Each pepper not only varies in physical appearance, but the heat profiles are quite different too.

Slathering Hot Sauce on Everything is in Your Genes There’s a recent study by the International School of Advanced Studies that states people are drawn to foods that are red in color and often steer away from foods that are green claiming it’s like “upside-down traffic light in our brain”.