Mild bell peppers, for reference, have 0 Scoville heat units, while spicy Thai chiles can range from 50,000 to 100,000 units. The scale increases exponentially, ...

It ranges from sweet bell peppers at zero to the mighty Naga Jolokia (ghost pepper) at over 1,000,000 Scoville units! That one is right off the scale! Pure capsaicin rates between 15,000,000 and ...

At the bottom of the Scoville scale is the bell pepper, coming in at a whopping 0 Scoville Heat Units (or SHU, the Scoville scale's unit of measurement for spice) due to its complete lack of ...

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To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the Carolina reaper measure as much as 2,500,000 SHUs.

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. ... ranging from zero Scoville Heat Units (SHU) for bell peppers to millions of SHU for the hottest peppers.