The Scoville scale is a method for rating the hotness of peppers. Here's a look at just which pepper is the spiciest.

On the Scoville scale, a jalapeño pepper falls between 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville heat units, while Thai peppers land between 50,000 to 100,000. This means the burn from one jalapeño won't last as ...

The chart used to determine the pepper's heat, named the Scoville Scale after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, assigns measurable units of spiciness to various foods. For example ...