Friday, 20 October 2023

'Ed Chilli Breeder

The spiciness of chillis on the Scoville scale, is determined by their capsaicin content. For 10 years, the spiciest chilli was the Carolina Reaper, with just over 1 m Scoville units. Its crown has now been taken by Pepper X, weighing in at a massive 2.69 m heat units (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/17/pepper-x-spiciest-guinness-world-records). Both the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X were bred by one Ed Currie. As someone with a slightly amusing name, it's nice to find something similar occurring in the world of plant breeding.
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