Regal Crushed Red Pepper Flakes | 6 oz.

Description

Outfit the kitchen or self-serve station at your pizza place with Regal crushed red pepper. A staple in every pizza parlor, Regal crushed red pepper is often found alongside garlic powder, parmesan cheese, and other standard pizza seasonings. Derived from the same species of pepper as cayenne, crushed red pepper comes from the dried pods within the pepper. Hot and flavorful, this flaky, red and orange spice includes the pepper seeds for even more texture and flavor. Use Regal crushed red pepper to spice up soups, marinades, and cheese sauce or sprinkle it on omelets or zesty Italian dressings.These peppers are measured using the Scoville scale, the measurement of the pungency of chili peppers found in Scoville heat units (SHU). Capsaicin is the part of the pepper responsible for its spicy heat, and the Scoville scale is dependent on the potency of the peppers capsaicin. Bell peppers have a SHU of 0 since they do not contain capsaicin. Banana peppers rate from around 100-900 SHU and habanero chilis rate 100,000 to 350,000 SHU; whereas some of the worlds hottest peppers like ghost peppers rate as high as 855,000-1,463,700 SHU. Popular pizza shop spiceBright Orange red in colorPepper seeds add heat to dishesGreat Value, Multi-purpose ingredient