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The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie , the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail. It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X , which was ...
Past Guinness World Record holders (in increasing order of hotness) include the Infinity chili, Trinidad Moruga scorpion, Naga Viper pepper, Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, and Carolina Reaper. The current record holder, declared in 2023, is Pepper X, at more than 2.69 million SHU. [1]
On August 23, 2023, Guinness World Records recognized Pepper X as the world's hottest chili pepper, measuring 2.69 million SHU, beating the previous world record of 1.64 million SHU held by the Carolina Reaper, also bred by Currie. [5]
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the Carolina Reaper at 1.64 million units. Pepper X’s record is an average of 2.69 million units. By comparison, pepper spray commonly holstered by ...
Chili Pepper X has taken the spicy record as the world’s hottest, Guinness World Records announced Monday.
There’s a new hottest chili pepper in town, created by the South Carolina man who made the Carolina Reaper.
Ed Currie (born August 18, 1963) is an American chili pepper breeder who is the founder and president of the PuckerButt Pepper Company. He is best known for breeding the Carolina Reaper which was the hottest chili pepper in the world until, in 2023, Pepper X, also bred by Currie, took over as the hottest chili pepper, as recognized by Guinness World Records.
For a minute there, Carolina Reaper pepper challenges were a real phenomenon.Even though "Reaper Madness" inspired everything from spicy chocolates to chips, most of us didn't get swept up in the ...