Tag Archives: Scoville heat units

Tales of two peppers

Posted on September 27, 2022 by

The 7 Pot Barrackpore starts at the same Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) as the regular ones, but its highest level has frequently approached 1.3M SHU, which can easily set your face on fire. How the name Barrackpore came about, though, … Continue reading →

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India and the 2021 medicine Nobel Prize

Posted on October 10, 2021 by

The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for 2021 has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discovering the receptors in the human body responsible for our ability to feel heat and cold. Science Central to the discovery … Continue reading →

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