But while pimentos clock in at 100 to 500 Scovilles, red bell peppers are even lower, sitting at a flat 0. This makes pimentos slightly hotter, although a Scoville difference of a few hundred ...

Bell peppers are on one end of the spectrum, for example, while "ghost peppers" rank high on the other side. To honor Scoville's invention, the Google Doodle team has created a tasty little game ...