The Carolina Reaper holds the title of the hottest chilli in the world, with over 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Discover the top 7 hottest chillies globally, their countries of origin ...

The heat is on at Texas DQ restaurants as the Carolina Reaper Taco returns to the menu for a limited time. It will be available this Monday through April 27.

On the Scoville scale, a system of measurement used to convey how hot a chile is, the Carolina Reaper averages about 1.64 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), with a peak SHU rating of 2.2 million.

The world of chillies is diverse and fascinating, with varieties that push the limits of what we perceive as "spicy." These peppers are ranked based on the Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) scale, which ...

Fort Mill, South Carolina, resident Ed Currie has created the world's two hottest peppers according to Guinness World Records: the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X.

Denmark recalls instant noodles for being too spicy For context, the humble capsicum or bell pepper is 0 SHU, a jalapeno comes in at 2500-8000 SHU and the hot Thai chilli stands at 50,000-100,000 SHU.

There's a new record-breaker for the title of "hottest pepper in the world." The new spicy pepper may leave you in tears. Here's just how hot it is.

With a spiciness level of 2.693 million Scoville heat units (SHU) on average, Pepper X handily unseated the previous hottest pepper on Earth, the Carolina Reaper—also bred by Currie, who founded ...

Ed Currie had already held the record for the world’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper, but he apparently did not fear the reaper, and upped the ante with his new record-breaker, Pepper X.