Chilli Peppers: Random Facts

Chillies are fruits, not vegetables Peppers random facts • In early ancient civilizations the Mayan, Inca and Aztec used chilli peppers as currency PEP. ESCHI PE ER LLI P FRS CHI 3000 BC I PEPPERS CHILLI PEP ALLI PEPPERS EPPERS CHILLI PEP CHILLI PEPPERS HILLI PEPPERS CHILLI The chilli More than varieties of chilli pepper was first cultivated by the people of Central and South America 140 LI PEPPERS as CHILLI PEPPERS CI GHILLI PEPPERS peppers are grown in Mexico alone DERS CHILLI PEPPERS PEPPERS CHI CHILLI PEp LLI PEPF PEPPERS EPPERS LI PEPPERS IILLI PEF PEPI LLI PE SPICY Chillies are the second most common spices in the world, following satt Christopher Columbus named them peppers because of their spicy hot taste CHILLIES HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT BY INCREASING YOUR METABOLISM Low in calories, chilli CAPSAICIN peppers contain more VITAMIN A than carrots danght It is a chemical compound found in chillies that stimulates nerve endings in the skin, especially in the mouth and eyes VARIETY SCOVILLE UNITS PURE CAPSAICIN 15,000,000 - 16,000,000 US POLICE PEPPER SPRAY 5,000,000 TRINIDAD SCORPION "BUTCH T" 1,463,700 The spicy heat of chilli peppers is measured in Scoville heat units (SHU), indicating the amount of capsaicin present in the fruit. NAGA VIPER PEPPER 1,382,117 INFINITY PEPPER 1,176,182 BHUT JOLOKIA PEPPER 1,041,427 DORSET NAGA PEPPER 923,000 RED SAVINA PEPPER 350,000 - 580,000 SCOTCH BONNET 100,000 - 325,000 JAMAICAN HOT PEPPER 100,000 - 200,000 For hotness, size matters ROCOTO PEPPER 50,000 - 100,000 PEQUIN PEPPER 75,000 SUPER CHILLI PEPPER 40,000 - 50,000 CAYENNE PEPPER 30,000 - 50,000 TABASCO 30,000 - 50,000 In general, the smaller the pepper, the hotter it will be. All DE ARBOL PEPPER 15,000 - 30,000 AJI PEPPER 12,000 - 30,000 SERRANO PEPPER 5,000 - 23,000 HOT WAX PEPPER 5,000 - 10,000 CHIPOTLE 5,000 - 10,000 the world's most potent peppers are under three inches JALAPENO PEPPER 2,500 - 8,000 GUAJILLA PEPPER 2,500 - 10,000 long TABASCO SAUCE 2,500 PASILLA PEPPER 1,000 - 2,000 ANCHO PEPPER 1,000 - 2,000 ANAHEIM PEPPER 500 - 2,500 THE WORLD'S HOTTEST NU MEX PEPPER 500 - 1,000 SANTA FE GRANDE PEPPER 500 - 700 PIMIENTO PEPPER 100 - 500 CHILLI PEPPER BELL PEPPER O Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend It is endemic to the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the world's hottest Chili pepper cultivated According to the Institute, the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend ranks as high as 2,009,231 SHU on the Scoville scale The New Mexico State University's Chilli Pepper Institute has identified it as the pepper as of February 2012 newest hottest chili MONEYGAMING www.moneygaming.com