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World's hottest chile pepper discovered
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| 10/26/07
| American Society for Horticultural Science
Posted on 10/26/2007 12:11:50 PM PDT by crazyshrink
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Researchers at New Mexico State University recently discovered the world’s hottest chile pepper. Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chile pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guiness World Records’ recognition as the world’s hottest chile pepper by blasting past the previous champion Red Savina. In replicated tests of Scoville heat units (SHUs), Bhut Jolokia reached one million SHUs, almost double the SHUs of Red Savina, which measured a mere 577,000.
Dr. Paul Bosland, Director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences collected seeds of Bhut Jolokia while visiting India in 2001. Bosland grew Bhut Jolokia plants under insect-proof cages for three years to produce enough seed to complete the required field tests. “The name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile,’” Bosland said, “I think it’s because the chile is so hot, you give up the ghost when you eat it!” Bosland added that the intense heat concentration of Bhut Jolokia could have significant impact on the food industry as an economical seasoning in packaged foods.
### The complete study and abstract are available on the ASHS HortScience electronic journal web site: http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/2/222
Founded in 1903, the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) is the largest organization dedicated to advancing all facets of horticultural research, education, and application. Society website - ashs.org
TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: biologicalweapon; foodformasochists; ghostchile; india; peppers; scovilleheatunits
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To: crazyshrink
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10/26/2007 12:13:11 PM PDT
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Kozak
(Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
To: crazyshrink; CedarDave; LegendHasIt; Rogle; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; ...
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10/26/2007 12:14:49 PM PDT
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Rogle
To: SpinnerWebb
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10/26/2007 12:15:27 PM PDT
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tx_eggman
("Believing without loving turns the best of creeds into a weapon of oppression" Eugene Peterson)
To: crazyshrink
If you eat one of these and start tripping - Don’t kick the turtle.
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10/26/2007 12:15:34 PM PDT
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joebuck
To: crazyshrink
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10/26/2007 12:15:49 PM PDT
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gridlock
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Kozak
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:15:53 PM PDT
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ladtx
( "Never miss a good chance to shut up." - - Will Rogers)
To: Kozak
To: crazyshrink
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:17:22 PM PDT
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Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: crazyshrink
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10/26/2007 12:18:40 PM PDT
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gridlock
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Lil'freeper
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10/26/2007 12:19:39 PM PDT
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big'ol_freeper
("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Right Angler
Um, ah, the other end is where flames will erupt. Carry ice cubes with you at all times!
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10/26/2007 12:21:09 PM PDT
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B4Ranch
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To: gridlock
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:21:38 PM PDT
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Shady
(The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
To: crazyshrink
Innocent looking little devil, isn't it?
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10/26/2007 12:22:09 PM PDT
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TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: crazyshrink
How long before they use it in a pepper spray?
I’ll buy a few canisters when they do.
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:24:19 PM PDT
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Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: crazyshrink
Bhut JolokiaPronounced "Butt Joker" by any chance?
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10/26/2007 12:25:58 PM PDT
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null and void
(Franz Kafka would have killed himself in despair if he lived in the world we inhabit today.)
To: crazyshrink
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:26:43 PM PDT
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crazyshrink
(Being uninformed is one thing, choosing ignorance is a whole different problem.)
To: crazyshrink
What is that compared to the habenero?
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posted on
10/26/2007 12:27:48 PM PDT
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AU72
To: gridlock
D’oh, Guatemalan Insanity Peppers!!
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10/26/2007 12:28:56 PM PDT
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300magnum
(God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. D.Webster)
To: crazyshrink
“You try it. No, you try it. Hey, let’s have Mikey try it. HE hates everything.”
.............
“He’s dead, Jim.”
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10/26/2007 12:29:06 PM PDT
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Tenacious 1
(No to nitwit jesters with a predisposition of self importance and unqualified political opinions!)
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