Hot Peppers - Ancho 101

Ancho 101 Hot Peppers Capsicum annuum 75 days to maturity. Mildly hot.  Dark green fruits grow to about 5" long and are heart shaped.  Medium heat with SHU of 1000 to 2,000. Approximately 50 seeds per pack. A note about hot pepper heat units:  The measure of Capsaicin was developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. Scoville Heat Units (SHU) is a subjective scale and should be used only as a guide.  Cool weather produces milder peppers and high night time temperatures has the greatest effect on increasing the heat in peppers.  Also, red chili peppers are generally milder that their green counterparts.  Drying also increases the heat by 10 times or more. Here is a list of Scoville Heat Units (SHU) of the most common chili peppers and hot sauces to help you determine how they relate to each other and what you can expect from the heat potential of seeds you might want to try. Bell Peppers – 0 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Banana Peppers  – 0 – 500 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Anaheim Peppers – 500 – 2