Bhut Jolokia gets Guinness Book berth WASHINGTON, Oct 27: Researchers at New Mexico State University have announced the discovery of the worlds hottest chile pepper, Bhut Jolokia, a variety found in Asom. The variety of chile pepper has won Guinness World Records recognition by beating the previous champion Red Savina. In replicated tests of Scoville heat units (SHUs), Bhut Jolokia reached one million SHUs, which is almost twice the SHUs of Red Savina, which measured a mere 5,77,000. Dr Paul Bosland, Director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State Universitys 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. 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. (ANI)
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