India is the world’s top producer of chili peppers, exporting an estimated 35 tonnes a year. The Scoville scale is named after German scientist Wilbur Scoville, the first to measure the heat component in chili peppers. The scientists work in defense laboratories in Guwahati and Gwalior. Moreover, it is 200 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper. Chili peppers in India are called ‘chillies.’ The Carolina Reaper is once again in the top spot as one of the hottest peppers out there. the Mexican chilli contained 557,000 Scoville units of pure capsaicin,” said one of the scientists. “The Tezpur chilli was rated having 855,000 Scoville units.
Tezpur lies on the banks of the river Brahmaputra about 112 miles from Guwahati, the main city of Assam, which is better known for its flavorsome tea than its chili peppers. G U W A H A T I, India, Sept 4 - The hottest chili pepper on earth is Indian.įour Indian scientists have discovered that a type of chili pepper grown in the country’s northeast has the highest Scoville units of pure capsaicin - a measure of hotness.Ĭalled the Tezpur chili pepper, after the area where it is grown, scientists say the pepper has beaten Mexico’s Red Savina Habanero, widely acclaimed as the hottest chili pepper in the world.
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