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.