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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.
May 14, 2024 · The Carolina Reaper is a super-hot chili pepper cultivated by Ed Currie, who runs PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. It was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest chili pepper in the world until 2023 (beaten by another extreme chili by Ed Currie, the Pepper X.)
Jul 9, 2019 · What is the Carolina Reaper Chili Pepper? This is an extremely hot chili pepper developed by a grower named Ed Currie, and was the hottest pepper in the world until October 2023. It is also called HP22B pepper. As of 2013 it was over 7 generations old.
Jan 3, 2023 · Carolina reaper is the current king of peppers, proudly wearing the crown for the world's hottest pepper. Its wrinkled, red appearance and scorpion-like tail even look mean. But despite its extreme heat, the Carolina reaper has become a culinary favorite and a common ingredient in hot sauces and other fiery favorites.
Jul 20, 2016 · The Carolina Reaper chilli is 400 times more spicy than the tasty Jalapeno peppers you can get on pizzas, which only rate a chilly 3,500 on the Scoville scale. It's the...
Mar 13, 2023 · The Carolina Reaper pepper packs an intense punch with a range of 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville heat units, making it one of the hottest peppers in the world. In fact, at its peak, it can be as hot as or even hotter than standard pepper spray used by police.
Oct 16, 2023 · Pepper X dethrones Carolina Reaper as world’s hottest chilli pepper | Guinness World Records. By Sanj Atwal. Published 16 October 2023. ‘Pepper X’ is now officially the world’s hottest chilli pepper, rating at an average of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
Feb 22, 2024 · What is the hottest pepper in the world? The world's hottest pepper is the Pepper X, grown by Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company in South Carolina. The Pepper X dethroned the Caroline...
Nov 18, 2014 · Sure the Carolina Reaper is the winner in heat, but the ghost pepper overall is just more widely available – at least in product form. Its reputation has built a cult-like following over the years that’s hard to topple.
Oct 18, 2023 · “Carolina Reaper” (90,500 searches monthly) is far more searched than “Pepper X” (22,500 searches monthly.) But that may change over time, as the Pepper X dethroned the Carolina Reaper in October 2023 to become the official hottest pepper in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
