A sweltering South Carolina chili named Pepper X has captured the Guinness World record for the World's hottest pepper, beating out former title holder the Carolina Reaper.

Pepper X, which has a rating of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units was named hottest chili pepper in the world by Guinness World Records on Oct. 9. The heat of the pepper lingered with Currie hours ...

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 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU ...

Grown by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company, Pepper X was awarded the Guinness World Record for the spiciest chili in existence after it clocked up 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) during ...

The nightshade family comprises 3,000 species and almost 100 different genera, including chili peppers. The ancient chili pepper was technically a fruit—and a berry, at that. While tomatoes and ...

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