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 fiery little habanero has had a long journey to fame: out of the Amazon, over to the Caribbean and into Mexico.

The hottest pepper in the world is often considered to be the Carolina Reaper, with a Scoville rating of 2,000,000 ...

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Max Scoville is a senior writer, host and producer for IGN covering video games, movies, toys and collectibles. He has 15 years of experience in pop-culture media, previously writing for and/or ...