Zero means no heat, and a regular jalapeño clocks in at around 5,000 units. The habanero, which held the record about 25 years ago, often exceeds 100,000 units. The chemical in peppers that causes ...

The spiciest food on the planet is the Trinidad Scorpion, a golf-ball-sized ... The chart used to determine the pepper's heat, named the Scoville Scale after its creator, American pharmacist ...