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  2. Ghost pepper - Wikipedia

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    Northeast India (especially in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) [ 1 ] Heat. Exceptionally hot. Scoville scale. 1,001,304 SHU. The ghost pepper, [ 2 ][ 3 ] also known as bhüt jolokia (lit.'Ghost pepper' in Assamese [ 4 ]), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. [ 5 ][ 6 ] It is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and ...

  3. Trinidad Moruga scorpion - Wikipedia

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    1,207,764 average SHU. The Trinidad Moruga scorpion (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense) is a chili pepper native to the village of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. In 2012, New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute identified the Trinidad Moruga scorpion as the hottest chili pepper at that time, with heat of 1.2 million Scoville heat units ...

  4. Capsicum annuum - Wikipedia

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    Capsicum annuum, commonly known as paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeño, cayenne, or bell pepper, [5] is a fruiting plant from the family Solanaceae (nightshades), within the genus Capsicum which is native to the northern regions of South America and to southwestern North America. The plant produces berries of many colors ...

  5. Chili pepper - Wikipedia

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    Chili peppers are the shiny, brightly-coloured fruits of species of Capsicum. [17][18] Botanically they are berries. The plants are small, 20 to 60 centimetres (7.9 to 23.6 in) depending on variety, making them suitable for growing in pots, greenhouses, or commercially in polytunnels. The plants are perennial, provided they are protected from cold.

  6. World's hottest pepper is grown in South Carolina

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    FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) - Ed Currie holds one of his world-record Carolina Reaper peppers by the stem, which looks like the tail of a scorpion. On the other end is the bumpy, oily, fire-engine red ...

  7. Capsicum - Wikipedia

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    The more piquant varieties are called chili peppers, or simply chilis. The large, mild form is called bell pepper, or is named by color (green pepper, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, etc.) in North America and South Africa, sweet pepper. The name is simply pepper in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [11]

  8. Capsaicin - Wikipedia

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    Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) (/ kæpˈseɪsɪn / or / kæpˈseɪəsɪn /) is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is a potent irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact.

  9. Carolina Reaper - Wikipedia

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    The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail. It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X, which was also ...

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