Take a look below to learn more about the science behind the world’s most intimidating, inch-long edible. At over 1,500,000 SHU, they hold the Guinness World Record as the Hottest Pepper on Earth. For those of you wise enough to never consider taking a bite of a Carolina Reaper, just think about those numbers the next time you tear up after accidentally swallowing a whole chunk of whatever “hot” pepper you’re cooking with.īut how exactly is the pepper bred? And could an even hotter pepper possibly be on the horizon? Our friends at Great Big Story paid Smokin’ Ed a visit at his PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina to get the scoop for themselves. Carolina Reapers are the Worlds Hottest Chili Pepper. Like most hot peppers, Carolina Reapers require full sun. For comparison’s sake, an average jalapeño registers around 2,500 SHUs, while a habanero comes in at around 100,000, depending on its color and ripeness. The Carolina Reaper’s rating on the Scoville scale ranges from 1,400,000 2,200,000 SHU. On average, the pepper measures a scorching 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units, though the hottest individual pepper hit 2.2 million SHUs. In the case of the Carolina Reaper, the mixture consists of a ghost pepper and a red habanero. The 1.6M SHU was an average for the tested batch. This result was arrived at after several tests conducted at the Winthrop University, South Carolina. Now somewhat of a legend (at least, in the hot-pepper circuit), Currie crossbreeds various peppers, in hopes of attaining new flavors and heat levels. So how hot are Carolina Reapers According to the Guinness World Record in 2017, the heat level of the Carolina Reaper was found to be 1,641,184 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). So, just what exactly is the story behind the creation of the world’s hottest chili pepper? True heat aficionados might know that one man can take credit for its existence: “Smokin” Ed Currie. There truly are no ways to accurately describe its consumption, apart from speaking in clichés - yes, my stomach really did feel like it was on fire…for a full 18 hours. The pepper was first cultivated by Smokin Ed Currie on his South Carolina farm whos business is. Suffice it to say, I will not be sampling any more of these devilish little creations any time soon. In the Spring we even offered Carolina Reaper peppers plants. Naturally, as a self-proclaimed “spicy food enthusiast,” I made the colossal mistake of eating a fresh Reaper pepper whole last year. Red and gnarled with a small pointed tail, the pepper has held the Guinness World Record as the hottest chili on earth since 2013. When it comes to the world’s hottest peppers, it’s all about the Carolina Reaper…then everything else. Eater, beware! The Carolina Reaper is close to 1,000x hotter than your average jalapeño pepper.
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