Zero means no heat, and a regular jalapeño clocks in at around 5,000 units. The habanero, which held the record about 25 years ago, often exceeds 100,000 units. The chemical in peppers that causes ...

Oneka LaBennett’s recent book excavates layers of myth-making and storytelling in Guyana to examine the gendered dimensions ...

NuEra has products like infused taco seasoning and holiday-themed cherry-flavored “blood” syringes for Halloween. Jaramillo ...

Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry intercepted more than $31 million worth of ...

Judging by the stands at the weekend farmers market, peppers are in season. Purple and orange baby bells, big red and green ...

The meth — 1,859 packages of it — was found Nov. 10 inside a shipment of serrano peppers at the cargo facility at the Pharr ...

Hot peppers’ spicy heat is measured in Scoville heat units, named for Wilbur Scoville. The level of heat was originally determined by a panel of individual tasters. (Tetiana Kolubai/Dreamstime) Don’t ...