Havana pepper belongs to the genus Capsicum of Solanaceae. Havana peppers are usually 2 to 6 centimeters long. Spicy degree (Shi Gaubil index) can reach100000–350000. From 65438 to 0994, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized Havana pepper as the hottest pepper on earth. Until February 2007, Havana peppers were replaced by dead peppers from India.
Havana pepper is the common name of Savina Abenello red pepper, also known as red killer pepper and Mexican devil pepper. This is a cultivated variety of yellow bell pepper. The purpose of selective cultivation is to produce pepper varieties with hotter taste, heavier weight and larger size.
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Chemical constituents of pepper
Capsaicin, also known as capsicum oleoresin, is a product extracted and concentrated from capsicum, which has a strong spicy taste and is used to make food seasoning. Capsaicin contains 100 complex chemical substances, such as capsaicin, protein, pectin, polysaccharide, capsanthin and so on. Capsaicin is not an illegal additive, but an extract of natural food ingredients.
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