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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 ...
In the Scoville organoleptic test, an exact weight of dried pepper is dissolved in alcohol to extract the heat components (capsaicinoids), then diluted in a solution of sugar water.
Capsicum chinense, which includes all of the habaneros, [5] Scotch bonnets, Trinidad Scorpions, the Bhut Jolokia, and the Carolina Reaper. Capsicum frutescens, which includes the Tabasco pepper and many of the peppers grown in India; [6] sometimes not distinguished as a species separate from C. annuum. [7] [8]
There’s a new hottest chili pepper in town, created by the South Carolina man who made the Carolina Reaper. SC creator of Carolina Reaper has new hottest pepper on Earth. See it tried on YouTube ...
In 2017, the Guinness Book of World Records listed the Carolina Reaper as the world's hottest pepper at 1,641,183 SHU, according to tests conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina, United States. [29] In 2023, the Guinness Book of Records recognized Pepper X as the world's hottest pepper. [30]
Mature Carolina Reaper, listed by Guinness as the hottest chili pepper from 2017-2023. Amongst growers in the US, the UK, Australia, and France, there has been a competition since the 1990s to grow the hottest chili pepper. Chili pepper species and cultivars registering over 1,000,000 Scoville Heat units (SHU) are called "super-hots".
Pepper X resulted from several cross breedings that produced an exceptionally high content of capsaicin in the locules – the plant tissue holding the seeds. [2] The extensive curves and ridges of a Pepper X chili create more surface area for the plant placenta and locules to grow and retain capsaicin, adding to the intensity of heat experienced when a Pepper X is eaten. [2]
The hottest individual Carolina Reaper came in at 2.2 million Scoville heat units. juanTamad 01:42, 29 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtamad (talk • contribs) I think you might have misunderstood my point. I didn't take issue with the way the columns were labeled, but with the way the Carolina Reaper was showcased.