Two mild habanero peppers known as “Notta Hotta” and “Mild Thing” that retain the peppers’ unique fruity and floral ...

Researchers at Oregon State University have created two new habanero peppers that are mild. The new varieties are called ‘Notta Hotta’ and ‘Mild Thing.’ OSU says they retain the fruity and floral ...

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Jim Myers works in vegetable breeding and genetics at OSU. On a recent visit to the experimental farm where the peppers were ...

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It is possible that some things are just too hot. On the Scoville scale, which measures the spiciness of a pepper, a Carolina Reaper pepper is around 1.7 million Scoville Heat Units, while a Naga ...

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Myers said, to put them in perspective, these peppers rank at about 500 to 1,000 on the Scoville heat scale. Regular Habanero peppers are between 100,000 and 300,000. He said 1,000 is the ...