- Unlike most peppers, ghost peppers produce capsaicin in vesicles not only in the placenta around the seeds but also throughout the fruit.
- Ghost peppers are used as a food and a spice. It is used in both fresh and dried forms to “heat up” curries, pickles, and chutneys.
- In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.
- WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
