Know and grow peppers Growing peppers can be a rewarding gardening experience. Like most vegetables, peppers require sandy loam soil with good drainage and a pH measuring 6 to 7.5.

The spiciness or "heat" of hot peppers is express in terms of Scoville heat units (SHU) which, in turn, is an expression of the concentration of capsaicinoids contained by their fruit.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers appears motivated ahead of the 2025 season.

Former Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer accepted a plea deal to avoid jail time for accidentally killing a pedestrian in California last year.

Patriots veteran safety Jabrill Peppers is looking forward to the clean slate that the 2025 NFL season will provide.

Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who tours with Peal Jam, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.

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Hot peppers aren’t for everyone, but that’s where the Scoville scale comes in handy. The scale is named after American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, who developed the pepper spiciness test in 1912.

Chemistry Chemists discover 'anti-spice' that could make chilli peppers less hot An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids.

Now, researchers have identified three compounds that lessen peppers' pungency. These results challenge the reliability of the century-old Scoville scale, which traditionally bases its rating on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lea este comunicado de prensa en español “Identification of Chili Pepper Compounds That Suppress Pungency Perception” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry When biting into ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of ...