So I ate the world’s hottest chili this weekend. The Trinidad Scorpion pepper was measured at 1.4 million Scoville Heat Units last year, usurping the Bhut Jolokia as the king of capsaicin. It’s slowly ...

A man has been dubbed the Spice King after eating a whopping 13 Carolina Reapers in a row. The 'professional spice eater', ...

At Buffalo Wild Wings, the hottest sauce is made from 9 different peppers including Devil's Breath, Carolina Reaper, Scorpion ...

Woman holding a handful of raw red peppers - Martin Poole/Getty Images Have you ever heard the saying, "Too much of anything is bad?" Whether it's sugary, savory, or spicy, sometimes we must remember ...

FORT MILL — A peppery haze is omnipresent in the back of a rural warehouse, causing one's eyes to water and nose to tingle. Ed Currie, creator of the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X, said he doesn’t even ...

Popeyes' ghost pepper chicken wings aren't very hot at all, which is a weird thing to say about a food that includes one of the spiciest things on the planet in its name. Then again, this may be my ...

Terry Berke is the head researcher for Seminis Seeds, the world’s largest grower of fruit and vegetable seeds, in California. He crossbreeds seeds to create some of the world’s hottest peppers, and ...

Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? The answer lies in a chemical compound called capsaicin.

There are two kinds of gardeners. First we have the laissez-faire growers who prize plants that thrive when ignored. These are succulent people, well-adjusted and simple. Then there are the gardeners ...

Another reason for chili plants to hold back on the heat: Capsaicin is a gut irritant that can speed up digestion. If a bird ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, looks at the science of capsaicin. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): Deshauer: The ...