This rich and aromatic Paprika Spanish Powder will add a delightfully hot flavour to a curry or spicy dish. Paprika Spanish powder is part of the nightshade family of "Solanaceae" along with tomatoes and eggplant. It is sometimes used interchangeably with cayenne pepper; however, cayenne pepper is a vegetable that is ground into powder whereas chilli powder is a mixture of several dried chillies and herbs, which may include cayenne pepper in it.This chilli powder is around 10000-15000 Scoville heat units (SHU). The Scoville scale is the measurement of the pungency (spicy heat) of chili peppers or other spicy foods.