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A Scoville unit is used to specify the hotness of a food, specifically chili peppers.
Habanaro Pepper
There are a number of varieties of habanero peppers, ranging in ripe colors from orange, red, yellow, chocolate brown, and even white, though some growers argue that anything but the Orange Habanero is not a true habanero. The most popular Orange Habanero typically measure between 100,000 SHU and 350,000 SHU
Thai Pepper
Scoville heat units: 50,000 – 100,000 also called bird’s eye chili, with variant names like African devil, Thai dragon peppers, Congo chilies, phrik khi nu (in Thailand), and cili padi (in Malaysia), and many other localized names in different areas of the world.
Dital Pepper (Capsicum chinense)
Datils are similar in strength to habaneros but have a sweeter, fruitier flavor. Their level of spiciness may vary from 100,000 to 300,000 on the Scoville scale.
Scoville Heat Units - Pepper
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
Originating in the Assam region of northern India, the Bhut Jolokia is an interspecies hybrid that combines characteristics and genes from the Capsicum Frutescens and Capsicum Chinense Peppers. Typically, the Bhut Jolokia Pepper can be found naturally growing in only a few areas of the world, including India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
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