and food producers have raced to create hotter and hotter peppers for those who dare. Last summer, Pepper X dethroned the Carolina Reaper as the spiciest variety on earth, paving the way for even more aggressive sauces and pastes. The hot sauce boom isn’t just about thrill-seeking, though...
Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Pepper -- In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper. The ghost chili is rated at more than one million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). However, in the race to grow the hottest pepper, the ghost chili was supers...
Something like a bell pepper is completely capsaicin-free, has no spice whatsoever, and comes in at zero scovilles. On the other end of the scale, the Carolina Reaper is currently the world's hottest chili and comes in at 1.5 million Scovilles. A habanero (or scotch bonnet), which was...
FOX Labsis measured at 5,300,000 SHU–an astounding 265% hotter than the Carolina Reaper!It can spray this blinding defense up to 17 to 20 feet. FOX Labs Pepper Sprayis used by Police, Law Enforcement, Security, and Military agencies worldwide. It’s one of thoseself-defense weaponsevery...
The habenero is not the hottest pepper in the world. The ghost chili is. Byanon282087— On Jul 27, 2012 I think the habanero is the hottest. I've heard that it's in the record book as the hottest. Byanon76329— On Apr 09, 2010 ...