Re: [CH] Indian Peppers - a little late

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George Nelson wrote:

> There certainly are peppers with SHU greater than Red Savina and they have
> been around for awhile. Their use as an "industrial" rather than a
> "culinary" crop keeps them from being well-known.  Their cultivation in
> India in relatively small amounts also keeps them from being more commonly
> known in areas with a lot of trendy fads or Internet traffic.  (Chiles are,
> of course, a way of life, not a trendy fad, unless you are a press agency
> reporter on a slow day).
 
> 35 tons of peppers at 1 million SHU will yield 4200 pounds of capsaicin.  I
> wonder what percentage of the world demand for pure capsaicin that is.

Depends on how much bird seed you want to keep the rodents out of.
 
ENJOY!!!
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