Carolina Reaper (on average 1.64 million ) Pepper X ( 2.693 million) Contrary to popular belief, the seeds of a pepper pod don’t make it hot.

A Carolina Reaper pepper, meanwhile, measures at an average rating of 1.64 million SHU. A jalapeño, for additional context, is on average between 3,000 and 8,000 SHU.

Guinness World Records crowned Pepper X the world's hottest pepper. It measures in at a blistering 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units. It dethroned the previous winner, the Carolina Reaper ...

Pepper X measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units. A jalapeño, by comparison, measures just 2,000 to 8,000 SHUs, while a serrano can land between 10,000 and 23,000 SHUs.

According to Guinness, Pepper X, which, like the Carolina Reaper, was developed by Currie and his PuckerButt Pepper Company, has an average rating of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

That officially makes it the hottest pepper on earth, dethroning the scorching Carolina reaper — also invented by Currie — which clocks in at 1.64 million on the Scoville scale.

Pepper X is greenish-yellow, doesn’t have the same shelf appeal, and carries an earthy flavor once its heat is delivered. It’s a crossbreed of a Carolina Reaper and what Currie mysteriously ...

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 , the ...

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