Mono Monday : : strength
green chilli 500 - 10,000 SHU
red chilli
jalapeño 2,500-8,000 SHU
Hungarian hot wax
finger chilli
bishop's hat
bird eye 100,000-225,000 SHU
scotch bonnet 100,000–350,000 SHU
Carolina reaper 2,200,000 SHU (omg!)
The 'heat' or 'strength' of chilli peppers was historically measured in Scoville heat units (SHU), which is a measure of the dilution of an amount of chilli extract added to sugar syrup before its heat becomes undetectable to a panel of tasters; the more it has to be diluted to be undetectable, the more powerful the variety & therefore the higher the rating.
I congratulate all you Blippers for the fortitude & strength that you've demonstrated in these past days. Blipfoto is not a spent force; we showed our solidarity last week in our world-wide joining of hands ~ we are not a "provincial granny club, taking wonky photographs of cats", we are a vibrant & creative global community.
... many thanks to chantler63 for hosting this month's Mono Monday challenge, & for this week's inspiring theme of 'strength'; here's some more mm60 entries ...
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