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The Scoville Scale measures the hotness of chili peppers and other susstances, that contain capsaicin, a chemical that produces a burning sensation in living tissues that it touches.
Bell peppers hardly produce any heat, so they score nearly 0 on the scale, and pure capsaicin scores around 16 million.
Bell peppers hardly produce any heat, so they score nearly 0 on the scale, and pure capsaicin scores around 16 million.
The hottest known chili: Bhut Jolokia peppers of India.
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