Jwala is the most popular hot pepper grown and used in various spicy foods in India. This variety is also often called as Finger Hot Indian Pepper. The umbrella type plant produces lots of fruits in green color in early stage and later turning into red ripe. The matured hot pepper has high prugency, excellent for fresh market and dried pepper. The fruit with wrinkled skin is about 4.5" in length. This variety has wide adaptability and is easy to grow in containers or open field. HOT PEPPERS: When Wilbur Scoville first devised a means to test the heat of peppers, his hottest entry then came in at 20,000 units. Habanero and Thai chilies can go as high as 60,000. Compare that to the sweet bell pepper at zero. When hot peppers are consumed, capsaicinoids bind with pain receptors in the mouth and throat that are responsible for sensing heat. Once activated by the capsaicinoids, these receptors send a message to the brain that the person has consumed something hot. The brain responds to the burning sensation by raising the heart rate, increasing perspiration and release of endorphins. Hot peppers should be eaten with caution!

• Peppers are hot and turn from light green to red when mature
• The most popular pepper in India and heavily used in cooking there
• The pod is finger-shaped, curved and 4.5 inches long
• Easy to grow, very productive
• Grow in the ground or containers

Peppers are hot and turn from light green to red when matureDecember01