The world’s hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper. The pepper peaked at about 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units. For comparison, a jalapeño pepper registers about 2,500 to 8,000 SHU and cayenne ...

Pepper X measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units, while the Carolina Reaper has an average rating of 1.64 million SHU. For context, a jalapeño can have a rating of between 3,000 ...

The Carolina Reaper had an average 1,640,000 SHU. As the Scoville scale is logarithmic, that means that Pepper X is about three times as spicy as the Carolina Reaper.

What are the top five hottest peppers? According to PepperHead and based on the new world record, here are the five peppers that pack the most heat:. Pepper X: 2,693,000 SHU; Carolina Reaper ...

The Carolina Reaper has met its match. Chili Pepper X has captured the spicy record as the world’s hottest, Guinness World Records announced on Monday. The new pepper rates an average of 2.69 ...

The Carolina Reaper, also a creation of Ed Currie, was the previous Guinness World Record holder. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) The first time Currie tasted one, it "knocked me to my knees," he said.

The Pepper X dethroned the Caroline Reaper (also created by Currie) in October 2023 and now holds the Guinness World Record title. It clocked in at just under 2.7 million Scoville Heat Units ...

Guinness World Records crowned a new South Carolina pepper as the world's spiciest pepper in October. Here's how hot it is compared to other peppers.

Guinness World Records crowned a new South Carolina pepper as the world's spiciest pepper in October. Here's how hot it is compared to other peppers. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion ...