Top 10 World’s Hottest Chilli Peppers (2024)

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Top 10 World’s Hottest Chilli Peppers? ›

According to PepperHead and based on the new world record, here are the five peppers that pack the most heat: Pepper X: 2,693,000 SHU. Carolina Reaper: 2,200,000 SHU. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: 2,009,231 SHU.

According to PepperHead and based on the new world record, here are the five peppers that pack the most heat: Pepper X: 2,693,000 SHU. Carolina Reaper: 2,200,000 SHU. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: 2,009,231 SHU.

Habañero Pepper

Characteristics: Don't be fooled by its small, innocent size – this pepper can be 140 times hotter than a jalapeño. Unlike many of the hottest peppers, habañeros also have a fruity, citrus taste, making them a popular choice to make hot sauces with.

Komodo Dragon Pepper: One of the hottest peppers in the world and ranking close to the Carolina Reaper and its friends, the Komodo Dragon pepper typically has a SHU of 1.4 to 2.2 million. For reference, the Carolina Reaper ranges around 2.2 million SHU, while Pepper X has a heat ranking of 3.18 million SHU.

An almost frightening 1.4 million to 2.2 million SHU making it the world's hottest pepper on the Scoville scale. That's nearly double the ghost pepper. Yikes! The Carolina Reaper is currently the world's hottest chili pepper.

Apparently, ghost peppers were crowned the spiciest pepper in 2007, and Carolina Reaper is currently.

Resiniferatoxin, a chemical produced by the cactus-like plant Euphorbia resinifera, is the hottest chemical currently known, 1,000 times hotter even than capsaicin. A pure extract of this stuff scores 16 billion Scoville units. Eating just a gram or two would cause serious internal burns, and possibly death.

1. Carolina Reaper (2,200,000 peak SHU) “It was bred for heat,” say the folks at Pepperhead.com, noting that the Reaper “is 200x hotter than a jalepeño” and adding that it has “excellent fruity flavor to boot. Well, that is before it melts your face off.”

Is spicy food good for you? ›

Spicy foods that contain capsaicin may help improve blood pressure, satiety, gut health, and longevity. However, research is conflicting, and most existing evidence is limited to observational and animal studies. High intakes of spicy foods may cause uncomfortable GI symptoms like nausea, stomach pain, and diarrhea.

Its mode of production and collect make the Bird Pepper the rarest pepper in the world. The birds approach the pepper plantations during the harvest period, as the pepper grains mature and turn from green to red.

In talking with many pepper enthusiasts, we've found the Habanero to be universally considered to be one of the best tasting peppers. It's flesh holds up to and absorbs smoking well. The smoked hab is a key (secret) ingredient in our Chili cook-off entries.

Largest Pepper Variety

The Big Jim Legacy is the largest of them all, but the other varieties are fairly big, too. Our Big Jim NuMex Green Chile grow to almost 8” long, and have Mild to Medium heat with 2,500 - 3,000 Scoville heat units.

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