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How the Scoville scale measures spiciness
Learn about the Scoville scale, which measures the pungency of peppers.
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potato tubers
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum).
Grant Heilman/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
nightshade
Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
Kitty Kohout—Root Resources/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
eggplant
Eggplant (Solanum melongena).
© Leonid Shcheglov/Fotolia
desert thorn apple
Desert thorn apple (Datura discolor).
J. Klimas—Photo Trends/Globe Photos
potato
Freshly harvested potatoes (Solanum tuberosum).
© Terry Brooks—Swellphotography/Dreamstime.com
tomato
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).
Grant Heilman/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
red peppers
Red peppers (Capsicum annuum) from which paprika is made
G.R. Roberts
eggplant
Eggplant (Solanum melongena).
Ingmar Holmasen
common morning glory
Common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
Derek Fell
sweet potato
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
Shunji Watari/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
parasitic dodder
Scaldweed (Cuscuta gronovii), a species of the parasitic plant dodder, which...
E.R. Degginger
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