Why in news: a consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chilli from Nagaland was today exported to London via Guwahati by air for the first time.
King Chilli is considered as world’s hottest based on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
The chilli from Nagaland is also referred as Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper.
It got GI certification in 2008.
Scoville Heat Units
Scoville heat units, also known as SHU is simply a measurement of the number of times capsaicin needs to be diluted by sugar-water.
The number of Scoville Heat Units (SHU) in a pepper or even hot sauce indicates the amount of capsaicin present.
The higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the pepper.