Hot pepper consumption on the rise due to increased heat units
In recent years, consumption of hot peppers has been impacted in a positive way due to breeding focusing on heat units. Increased heat has resulted in hot pepper challenges with many having gone viral. “For years, there was a trend of hot peppers not containing the heat units from the past or that punch consumers tend to expect,” says Salvador Hurtado, Warm Crops Senior Product Manager
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