Korean chili peppers or Korean hot peppers, also known as Korean red,[1]Korean dark green,[2] or Korean long green[3] peppers according to color (ripening stages), are medium-sized chili peppers of the species Capsicum annuum. The chili pepper is long, slender and mild in flavor and spice. Green (unripe) chili peppers measure around 1,500 Scoville heat units.[4]
^Kim, Suna; Park, Jaebok; Hwang, In Kyeong (January 2004). "Composition of Main Carotenoids in Korean Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum, L) and Changes of Pigment Stability During the Drying and Storage Process". Journal of Food Science. 69 (1): FCT39–FCT44. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb17853.x.