Top 10 Hottest peppers in the world, the hottest pepper in the world - Carolina Reaper pepper (2.2 million SHU)

The heat of a chilli is measured in the SHU, which refers to how many times the chilli is diluted in sugar water to prevent the heat from being felt on the tongue. For example, a common millet has a heat level of 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. Xiaobian inventory of the world's top 10 hottest peppers, let's take a look.

Carolina Reaper is a super Pepper that the PuckerButt Pepper Company of the United States has spent 10 years in South Carolina to develop, and it is recognized by the Guinness World Records certification body as the world's hottest pepper as of 2012. The highest spiciness is 2.2 million SHU and the average spiciness is 1,569,300 SHU. Kalena Reaper is a cultivated variety of the Chinese pepper species of the Solanaceae family, and the heat level is comparable to that of civilian pepper spray.

1. Basic introduction
The Carolina Reaper is a super Pepper developed by the PuckerButt Pepper Company in South Carolina, USA, and is recognized by the Guinness World Records certification Agency as the world's hottest pepper as of 2012.
2. Quality characteristics
On August 7, 2013, Guinness World Records confirmed that the Carolina Reaper pepper was the hottest pepper in the world as of 2012, with an average heat rating of 1,569,300 SHU (the Scoville heat scale) and a peak heat rating of 2,200,000SHU. The heat level is comparable to that of consumer pepper spray (typically 2 million SHU).
3. Variety
Calena Reaper is a Chinese pepper species in the Solanaceae family, originally named "HP22BNH" and bred by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States.