Tabasco sauce
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Tabasco is an American brand of hot sauce made from vinegar, tabasco peppers, and salt. It is produced by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island in southern Louisiana, having been created in 1868 by Ed
Original Tabasco red pepper sauce
A Tabasco advertisement from c. 1905: Note the cork-top bottle and diamond logo label, which is similar to those in use today.
Tabasco pepper mash aging in barrels on Avery Island, Louisiana
A few of the varieties of Tabasco sauce, with the original on the far right
Scoville scale
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The Scoville scale is a measurement of spiciness of chili peppers and other substances, recorded in Scoville heat units. It is based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the
Tabasco sauce
…Products Hot sauce and other condiments Brands Tabasco Owner McIlhenny family Number of employees c. 200 (per company website, August 2014) Heat Medium Scoville scale 2,500–5,000 SHU Website tabasco.com Tabasco is an American brand of hot sauce made from vinegar, tabasco peppers, and salt. It is produced by the…
Pepper stand at Central Market in Houston, Texas, showing its peppers ranked on the Scoville scale
The ghost pepper of Northeast India is considered to be a "very hot" pepper, at about 1 million SHU.
The Naga Morich, with around 1 million SHU, is primarily grown in India and Bangladesh.
The Red Savina pepper, a hot chili