A regular jalapeno pepper, for comparison, typicallymeasures between 2,500 and 8,000on the Scoville scale.

“We wanted to check that we did this right so we actually tested all the dry seasonings.

Those who are more sensitive to heat may even rank them as a nine, he added.

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