Re: [CH] Hottest Chile?

Dave Anderson (Chilehead@tough-love.com)
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:41:30 -0700

Well, let's see here!

Frank Garcia may have a hispanic name, but last time I looked he 
was living and growing chiles in California. He owns the patent on 
the Red Savina.

Four unidentified Indian scientists. Hmmm?

Doing HPLC testing in a defense laboratory. Interesting.

Wilbur Scoville, German scientist working for Parke-Davis in 
Detroit. Wonder why they called them Scovilles instead of Willies:-)

I don't have any data on Indian exports, but with over 2 million 
acres in cultivation, I imagine that they export more than 35 tons of 
chile.

Well researched article, don't you think?

Dave Anderson
TLCC
http://www.tough-love.com


> Ole! Indian Chili Is Hotter Than Mexico's
> 
> GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - The hottest chili on earth is Indian.
> 
> Four Indian scientists have discovered that a type of chili
> grown in the country's northeast has the highest Scoville units
> of pure capsaicin -- a measure of hotness.
> 
> Called the Tezpur chili, after the area where it is grown,
> scientists say the pepper has beaten Mexico's Red Savina
> Habanero, widely acclaimed as the hottest chili in the world.
> 
> Tezpur lies on the banks of the river Brahmaputra about 112
> miles from Guwahati, the main city of Assam, which is better
> known for its flavorsome tea than its chilis.
> 
> ``The Tezpur chili was rated having 855,000 Scoville
> units... the Mexican chili contained 557,000 Scoville units of
> pure capsaicin,'' one of the scientists, who asked not to be
> identified, told Reuters.
> 
> The scientists work in defense laboratories in Guwahati and
> Gwalior.
> 
> The Scoville scale is named after German scientist Wilbur
> Scoville, the first to measure the heat component in chili.
> India is the world's top producer of chilis, exporting an
> estimated 35 tons a year.