How many scoville units is a ghost pepper?

Ghost Peppers are extremely hot! In the world of peppers, this hotness is measured based on the Scoville scale. The more Scoville heat units (SHU) that pepper has, the spicier it is. The bell pepper, for example, has zero SHU. However, the jalapeño and chipotle peppers measure 10,000 SHU each. The ghost pepper measures a whopping 1,041,427 SHU! Ghost Pepper was the very first pepper to measure over a million SHU.

What is a Ghost Pepper?

Ghost pepper (also known as bhut jolokia) is a super-spicy pepper that originated in India. Although this pepper has been around for centuries, the western world was first introduced to the spicy pepper in 2000. At first, this pepper tastes smoky, almost sweet. But wait thirty or forty seconds—the intense heat sneaks up on you like a ghost.

What color is a Ghost Pepper?

Usually, Ghost Peppers are around three inches long and about one inch wide. The peppers are shaped like a cone with a spherical top and pointed bottom, covered in thin, bumpy skin. The most common color for a ripened pepper is red. They also can also be yellow, orange, white, brown (chocolate), peach, and even purple, depending on the variety.

What does a Ghost Pepper taste like?

Well first off they are very hot but if you can get past all that heat they have a slightly sweet taste and a natural smoky flavor to them. Our Ghost Pepper products are not smoked and are pure so what you are tasting is the real deal.

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