Pepper X dethrones Carolina Reaper as world’s hottest chilli pepper | Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records has officially declared Pepper X as the world’s hottest chili pepper, surpassing the former record holder, the Carolina Reaper. Pepper X, grown by Ed Currie of the Puckerbutt Pepper Company in South Carolina, has an average rating of 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it significantly spicier than the Carolina Reaper, which averages 1.64 million SHU. For comparison, the common jalapeño pepper scores between 3,000 and 8,000 SHU. The SHU scale, developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, is used to measure the heat of chili peppers.
Ed Currie cultivated Pepper X over a decade by cross-breeding it with some of the world’s spiciest peppers to enhance its capsaicin content, the chemical responsible for the heat in peppers. This achievement was unveiled on the YouTube series “Hot Ones.” The Puckerbutt Pepper Company, which created the Carolina Reaper, humorously mentioned that those who dare to try the Reaper are considered “fools” due to its extreme spiciness.
This new pepper variety is a testament to the continuous efforts of chili pepper enthusiasts in pushing the boundaries of spiciness. The announcement of Pepper X’s world record status underscores the ever-growing fascination with extreme flavors in the culinary world and the constant pursuit of new records in the realm of spicy food.
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