The hottest chilli pepper is Smokin Ed's 'Pepper X', grown by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company (USA), which rates at an average of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina, USA, on 23 August 2023. History and Ori...
Pepper X, grown by Puckerbutt Pepper Co., was awarded the title of the World's hottest pepper by Guinness World Records.
Ed Currie, the pepper expert who crossbred and grew Pepper X, previously broke the record for the hottest pepper on Earth a decade ago with theCarolina Reaper. Currie developed Pepper X years ago, but didn't release it right away, he said in a First We Feastvideoposted to YouTube on Mo...
The world record is nice, but it's just part of Currie's grand plan. He's been interested in peppers all his life, the hotter the better. Ever since he got the taste of a sweet hot pepper from the Caribbean a decade ago, he has been determined to breed the hottest pepper he can....
Pepper X has been in the works since Mr Currie last set the hottest chilli record in 2013 with the Carolina Reaper, a bright red, knobbly fruit with what aficionados call a scorpion tail. In contrast, Pepper X is greenish-yellow, does not have the same shelf appeal and carries an earthy...
1. Pepper X: 2.7 million SHU The current Guinness World Record holder for hottest pepper in the world is Pepper X, an Ed Currie monster that peaks at nearly 3 million SHU. Due to its explosive nature and secretive patents, Pepper X is hidden under lock and key like a nuclear warhead, ...
Pepper X is now the world's hottest chilli pepper, breaking the record by over one million SHU.
The World's Newest Hottest Pepper In October 2023, Pepper X® officially dethroned Smokin' Ed's Carolina Reaper® as the new World’s Hottest Pepper. Pepper X Products/Smokin' Ed Hot Sauces/Smokin Ed's Seasonings Shop Pepper X Products Sale Smokin' Ed's Mustard Dill - Pepper X ...
The Hottest Peppers in the WorldThe chilli (or "chile") pepper is a seed-bearing fruit, bringing heat to the tastes of us mammals with the chemical compound capsaicin. The ghost chilli is probably the most well-known of the more intense cultivars. A few new varieties have appeared in the...
1 Pepper X has been considered as the world s new hottest pepper, Guinness World Records said. Ed Currie, the pepper expert who crossbred and grew Pepper X, previously broke the record for the hottest pepper on Earth a decade ago with the Carolina Reaper. He developed Pepper X years ago,...