SHU is a way of quantifying how spicy a pepper is by measuring the concentration of capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the chemical responsible for the spicy sensation within a pepper. 1. Pepper X 2,693,000 SHU. Pepper X is now the World’s hottest Pepper with an average of 2.69 Million Scoville Units and peaks over 3 Million SHU.

Below we break out the current hottest peppers based on expected median heat on the Scoville scale. See our full hot pepper list here to see our heat rankings of 170+ chilies. #1. Pepper X. Vs. Jalapeño. Pepper X is renowned for its extraordinary heat, currently holding the …

Guinness named a new hottest pepper in 2023, recognizing the Pepper X with 2.69 million Scoville units. [1] According to Bosland, the records are "mainly of interest as publicity for purveyors of sauces ". [2] .

2021年3月11日 · Some of these superhot peppers rank over 2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), and all rank over 1 million SHU. (For reference, an orange Habanero goes up to 325,000 SHU, so yeah, the following list is the hottest of the hot!) Hottest Peppers Fast Facts: 1. Pepper X 2,693,000 Million SHU.

2024年11月14日 · This time, the first position of most hottest peppers in the world is occupied by the Pepper X, which was measured at 2.69 million SHU. In this way, there have been many such chillies that made their place in the list of most spicy chillies, and then slowly slipped down the list.

2022年6月21日 · Here is the most current hottest peppers list from hottest to mildest with Scoville Heat Units and info, updated for October 2023. The list of the hottest peppers in the world is growing all the time.

The hottest chilli pepper is Smokin Ed's 'Pepper X', grown by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company (USA), which rates at an average of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina, USA, on 23 August 2023.

2025年2月5日 · In this article, I will list the current hottest peppers worldwide update in 2023. I love eating hot chili peppers and, specifically, hot sauces. The capsaicin in the pepper plant makes a chili pepper hot and is also used in pepper spray. The heat is measured in SHU or Scoville Heat Units.

2024年12月31日 · As of 2013, the Carolina Reaper has been officially classified as the world's hottest chili, and very few have come close since. Because of its fame (or infamy), this is also a hugely popular pepper to grow at home.

And that’s exactly what they did in this overview, where all the peppers in the world are ranked by Scoville Heat Units. From the sweet bell to the Pepper X, every pepper is listed in this image.