Pepper X: The Story Behind the World’s Hottest Chili Pepper
Pepper X holds the Guinness World Record as the hottest chili ever measured at 2,693,000 SHU. Discover how Ed Currie bred it over a decade of secretive crossbreeding.
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Capsaicin vs Capsaicinoids: The Chemistry That Actually Makes Peppers Hot
Capsaicin gets all the blame for spicy heat, but it’s one member of a whole family of compounds. Here’s how the chemistry of capsaicinoids really works.