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Article: Feelin' the Heat.(Edlong Flavors and hot chile peppers)(Brief Article)
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- Prepared Foods
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- November 1, 2000
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Hot! Hot! Hot! It seems consumer taste buds are craving more excitement and heat in their foods lately--and what better way to add it, than through hot chile peppers.
"Americans are expanding their tastes in general," observes Eric Johnson, director of R&D for Edlong Flavors, Elk Grove Village, Ill. Ethnic cuisine, with its multitude of flavors, uses chile peppers in a variety of dishes. Jalapeno peppers add heat to Mexican food, while red chile peppers spice up Asian cuisine.
Different peppers provide varying amounts of heat and flavor notes. Scoville units rank the heat levels of peppers based upon capsaicin levels. Depending on the chile pepper, ...