The average Carolina Reaper chili pepper registers 1.64 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The hottest individual Carolina Reaper ever documented registered a sweltering 2.2 million SHU. The Carolina Reaper claimed the record as the world's hottest pepper in 2013. It topped the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper, which averages around 1.2 million SHU. 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 Scoville Units includes Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, Naga Viper, 7 Pot Primo. 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 Scoville Units includes Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, 7 Pot Douglah and the World Record Holder the Carolina Reaper. 16,000,000+ Scoville Units is Pure Capsaicin. Here are some of the hot chili peppers on the scale, measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU): Pepper X: 2,693,000 SHU; Carolina Reaper: 2,200,000 SHU; Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: 2,009,231 SHU; Naga Viper: 1,359,000 SHU; Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Pepper: 1,041,427 SHU; Red Savina Habanero: 577,000 SHU Bred as a hybrid in 2013 by 'Smokin' Ed Currie in South Carolina, the Reaper reaches 2.2 million Scoville units on the scientific scale used to measure the capacity of an edible substance to Chili Pepper Varieties Most Popular Peppers Free Printable Hot Pepper Chart and Remedy Sheet What is the Scoville Scale? Wilbur Scoville, a scientist in 1912, developed the Scoville scale to measure the heat of chile peppers. The calculation is based on how much sugar water it would take to neutralize the spiciness of a pepper. Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Pure Capsaicin: 15 to 16 million: Pepper X: 2.693 million: Carolina Reaper: up to 2,200,000: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: up to 2,009,231: Ghost Pepper: up to 1,041,427: Chocolate Habanero: 425,000 to 577,000: Red Savina: 350,000 to 577,000: Orange Habanero: 150,000 to 325,000: Fatalii : 125,000 to 325,000: Scotch Bonnet lV7i8.

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