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Pepper X is a cultivar of Capsicum chili pepper bred by the American chili breeder Ed Currie, the creator of the Carolina Reaper. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2023, Guinness World Records recognized it as the world's hottest chili pepper .
Chili Pepper X has taken the spicy record as the world’s hottest, Guinness World Records announced Monday.
A new pepper three times hotter than the previous Guinness World Record holder hit the market this week. Pepper X rates at an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), a measure of ...
Pepper X’s record is an average of 2.69 million units. By comparison, pepper spray commonly holstered by police is around 1.6 million units. Bear spray advertises at 2.2 million units.
Ed Currie (born August 18, 1963) is an American chili pepper breeder who is the founder and president of the PuckerButt Pepper Company. He is best known for breeding the Carolina Reaper which was the hottest chili pepper in the world until, in 2023, Pepper X, also bred by Currie, took over as the hottest chili pepper, as recognized by Guinness World Records.
The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University has developed a number of unusual chile cultivars. [27] NuMex Suave Orange peppers pictured. Pepper X: United States 2,693,000 [33] SHU: Extremely hot pepper. As of August 23, 2023, is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's hottest pepper. [34] Red Savina: United States ...
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 developed by Currie.
Capsaicin gives peppers heat and is measured using Scoville heat units (SHUs), a scale ranging from bell peppers at 0 SHUs to the new hottest pepper in the world, Pepper X, at 2.693 million ...