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[7] [8] It was later claimed through media outlets such as the Associated Press that an individual Carolina Reaper had a heat level of 2.2 million SHU. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] [ b ] Currie eventually bred an even stronger pepper—known as " Pepper X "—that took the title of "World's Hottest Pepper" on August 23, 2023 that was tested indicating an ...
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]
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".
Long before the television cavalcade of culinary competition shows such as “Master Chef,” “Chopped,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Great British Bake Off” and so many others, there was ...
On the other end of the spectrum, Guinness World Records proclaims that the world's hottest chile pepper is the Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T," which clocks in at a whopping 1,463,700 Scoville units ...
The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper.In 2011, it was recorded as the "World's Hottest Chili" by the Guinness World Records with a rating of 1,382,118 Scoville heat units (SHU), [1] but was surpassed in SHU by the Carolina Reaper, in 2017, and again by the latest world record holder Pepper X in 2023.
Like many varieties of the Chinense species, the Naga Morich is a small-medium shrub with large leaves, small, five-petaled flowers, and blisteringly hot fruit. It differs from the Bhut Jolokia and Bih Jolokia in that it is slightly smaller with a pimply ribbed texture as opposed to the smoother flesh of the other two varieties.
Sold by the company Paqui, the Carolina Reaper Madness Chip is created from the hottest peppers in the world. It's nearly 200 times hotter than a jalapeño, and there's an entire viral challenge ...