"World' Hottest Papper" Carolina Reaper, the former World Champion

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The world's hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper, which is 200 times hotter than a jalapeno.

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Carolina Reaper 2,200,000 SHU

Carolina Reaper, the former world champion, has been defeated! The Carolina Reaper is once again recognized as the hottest pepper in the world.

The Reaper, which was rated as the hottest in the world in 2013, was put to the test once more in 2018 with a greater SHU. This grants the reaper a renewed distinction as the hottest person in the world (71,000 SHU hotter to be precise).

With an average SHU of 1,641,000 SHU and a high of 2.2 Million SHU, it was bred to be hot.

Putting the scoville rating into context will help you:

The world's hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper, which is 200 times hotter than a jalapeno.

It is obvious from the photographs above that this is one potent pepper. Every pod of the Carolina Reaper is unusual and has a distinctive stinger tail that is unlike any other pepper's!

Being a hybrid of a Red Habanero and a Ghost Pepper gives it its extreme heat. Surprisingly, this pepper not only has heat but also a fantastic fruity flavor. That is, of course, before it vaporizes your face.

The PepperHead Challenge will test your tolerance to heat. Get a free T-shirt by eating an entire Carolina Reaper pepper on camera!

In order to produce your own plants and test it out for yourself, you may now purchase the reaper as seeds, live plants, or powder.