Hottest Pepper In The World

It s a united states hot pepper variety south carolina with insane heat coming in from 1 400 000 scoville heat units shu up to a mind and taste bud boggling 2 200 000 shu.

Hottest pepper in the world. 1 developed by south carolina breeder ed currie the pepper is red and gnarled with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail in 2013 guinness world records declared it the hottest chili pepper in the world surpassing the previous record holder the trinidad scorpion butch t. 8 naga viper 2011 guinness book champ for world s hottest chili pepper shu 900 000 to 1 382 118 7 trinidad scorpion butch t guinness book s world s hottest pepper for three years shu 800 000 to 1 463 700 6 naga morich the pepper with the sweet and almost floral flavor shu 1 000 000 to 1 500 000. As of november 2013 a hybrid called the carolina reaper held the official guinness world record as the hottest pepper. Trinidad moruga scorpion 2 009 231 shu back in february 2012 the new mexico state university s chili pepper institute recognized the trinidad moruga scorpion as the hottest chili pepper in the world at the time.

The hottest peppers in the world are the komodo dragon chili pepper trinidad moruga scorpion naga viper pepper infinity chilli naga morich the bhut jolokia the ghost pepper and the spanish naga chili sitting between 855 000 and 2 4m on the scoville heat units scale. Originally named the hp22bnh7 this pepper is bred by cultivator ed currie who runs puckerbutt pepper company in fort mill south carolina. Ed currie creator of the carolina reaper from the 2013 hottest pepper award in guinness created this one also. Originally ranked as world s hottest in 2013 the reaper was tested again in 2018 with an even higher shu.

At 3 180 000 shus pepper x is the hottest pepper in the world. 71 000 shu higher to be exact this gives the reaper a renewed title as world s hottest. The carolina reaper is once again officially the worlds hottest pepper. The carolina reaper is a cultivar of the capsicum chinense plant.

Just because it s only the second hottest hottest pepper in the world don t take it for granted. The reaper starts by lighting a molotov cocktail in your mouth then builds from there. Its flavor is deceptively sweet but it s hard to remember that as it proceeds to annihilate your tastebuds. As of august 2013 guinness world records stated that smokin ed s carolina reaper is officially the world s hottest chile pepper.

Don t attempt to eat the hottest pepper in the world.