Hottest Pepper
The hottest pepper in the world is continually altering—almost morphing.
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Here is our list of the Top 10 Hottest Peppers without further ado.
Top 10 Hottest Peppers In The World
Peak SHU values are shown on the pepper Scoville Scale.
By analyzing the amount of capsaicinoids in a pepper, the SHU rating may be used to determine how hot it is. The molecule in peppers that gives out the spiciness is called capsaicin.
1. 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 Carolina Reaper pepper is 200x 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.
2. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 2 009 231 SHU
The Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend, often known as Moruga Scorpion, is an unique and highly sought-after pepper that was just recently found. It comes straight out of hell.
native to Trinidad and Tobago’s Moruga region. When you bite into this potent pepper, the heat never stops intensifying.
Don’t be deceived by the fact that this pepper doesn’t have a stinger like the Grim Reaper. The Carolina Reaper and the Moruga Scorpion are both equally sultry.
3. 7 Pot Douglah 1,853,936 SHU
Renowned among the hottest peppers and having the greatest flavor in the pepper community.
The hottest pepper you can buy that isn’t red is called a “7 Pot Douglah.”
The Douglah defies the odds by being both brown AND scorching hot, despite the fact that the hottest “superhot” peppers are often red.
With fresh, dried, or powdered Douglah on any dish, you can’t go wrong.
Also known as the 7 Pot Brown, Chocolate 7 Pod, and 7 Pod Douglah.
4. 7 Pot Primo 1,469,000 SHU
The long, narrow “tail” of the 7 Pot Primo gives it a striking look.
Troy Primeaux, a gardener, developed this pepper.
A few pepper growers have bred their own peppers to have a lengthy stinger in an effort to mimic the Primo appearance.
You can tell this pepper will be INCREDIBLY spicy simply by looking at it. Unexpectedly, it resembles The Carolina Reaper remarkably.
5. Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” 1,463,700 SHU
The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, an Australian team, previously held the Guinness World Record in 2011.
It is undoubtedly quite spicy, but some peppers have actually been found to be hotter.
Its originator, Butch Taylor, and the scorpion stinger that may be seen at the pepper’s tip gave it a suitable moniker.
This pepper has a unique burn that is unlike any other.
The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper makes you feel as though you’ve just ingested a thousand suns.
6. Naga Viper 1,349,000 SHU
An exceedingly unusual pepper grown in the UK is called Naga Viper. This kind of “Super HOT” pepper was produced by the cross-pollination of several pepper varieties over many years.
Pod fluctuation is anticipated because it was never completely stabilized before being distributed.
7. Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) 1,041,427 SHU
Due to the amount of coverage it has already gotten, the Ghost Pepper is the most well-known “Super Hot.”
When pepperheads challenged one another by eating full Ghost Peppers, it quickly gained popularity on YouTube and other social media platforms.
This is the first pepper to pass a scientific test with a scoville count of over a million.
Contrary to popular belief, the Ghost Pepper is no longer the world’s hottest pepper, as this list demonstrates.
It’s not 2007. Share this link with any friends you have who still believe the Ghost Pepper to be the hottest pepper.
It can still send a mature man to his knees, so don’t let its low ranking fool you.
8. 7 Pot Barrackpore ~1,000,000 SHU
One of the hottest peppers in the 7 Pot family is the 7 Pot Barrackpore.
This one hails from Trinidad and Tobago’s Town of Chaguanas.
These “super hots” are largely from this area.
9. 7 Pot Red (Giant) ~1,000,000 SHU
The seven pots were so named because they could heat up seven pots of stew, and it did! Numerous variants have been produced by mating this breed with other peppers. Seven Pot Jonah, Seven Pot Yellow, Seven Pot Katie, Seven Pot Barrackpore, and many others are some variants.
10. Red Savina Habanero 500,000 SHU
The Red Savina Habanero used to be the king of super hots.
From 1994 to 2006, it held the title of “Hottest Pepper in the World.” 12 Years!
Since then, several peppers have supplanted the Red Savina in terms of intensity, but it is still one of my favorite peppers to cultivate since it has the ideal ratio of heat to flavor.
Despite narrowly making the Top 10, the Red Savina does so stylishly thanks to its excellent flavor and intense fire.
Honorable Mentions
Let’s speak about some promising new hybrid peppers. Once the legitimacy of these two spicy peppers has been established, they will be included on the list.
Dragon’s Breath 2,483,584 SHU
Recent accounts say that a Dragon’s Breath pepper is hotter than the Carolina Reaper.
According to preliminary testing, the Dragon’s Breath pepper has 2,483,584 SHU, which is far more potent than the Carolina Reaper.
The “news” websites may have reported on it as a PR ploy, even going so far as to say Dragon’s Breath may kill you. Technically, you may also die from a pencil.
Pepper X
Another pepper, called Pepper X, has emerged with the promise to be TWICE as hot as the Carolina Reaper. However, this claim may be more credible. Since the developer has kept it a secret, very little is known about Pepper X.
Before adding Pepper X to our Top 10, we must first determine whether he is real.