Peppers

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS

Family: Solanaceae

Perennial

CHILLI PEPPERS
AKA: chili, chile

Peri Peri

Peri Peri – heat 50,000-175,000 SHU
AKA: peri peri, pili pili, African bird’s eye

Peri Peri Powder

Scoville Heat Units (SHU)

The Scoville Heat Units was developed by Wilbur L. Scoville (1865-1942). The scale measures the the amount of capsaicin in peppers. Capsaicin is the chemical mix found in peppers that causes it to burn on your tongue and make you sweat. Most capsaicin comes from the seeds and the ribs of the pepper.

The larger Scoville Heat Units a pepper (or a hot sauce) is assigned, the hotter it is.

Peri Peri


The Solanaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: nightshades


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids   Order: Solanales