Since, the 1990s US, UK, & Australia growing hot chili peppers. They try to produce the hottest chilli pepper in the world. The Scoville Heat Units (SHU) OR Scoville scale is a measurement unit. The scale named after American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville. It measures pungency or spiciness or heat of chilli peppers. In this article, we will check out the most spicy chili peppers. There are more/new peppers with high SHU. But our list contains official Guinness record holders. The following are the top 10 spicy chili peppers in the world.
#1 Carolina Reaper
Ed Currie, an American chili pepper breeder, developed Carolina Reaper. In 2017, Guinness World Records declared Carolina Reaper, the hottest chili pepper in the world. The Carolina Reaper has a heat of 1,641,183 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). And it’s the number 1, official hottest chili pepper in the world.
#2 Trinidad Scorpion Butch
Trinidad Scorpion Butch, is the second-hottest peppers in the world. It’s developed by Butch Taylor (US) & Marcel de Wit (Australia). It’s known as “scorpion” pepper due to its pointed end of the pepper. It has a heat of 1,463,700 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
#3 Komodo Dragon
The Komodo Dragon, is the 3rd hottest chili pepper in the world. The Landrace, UK, has developed this pepper. It has a heat of 1,400,000 SHU. In 2015, Komodo Dragon pepper was available, and went on sale in Tesco stores.
#4 Naga Viper
Gerald Fowler, from UK, developed Naga Viper. In 2011, it was “World’s Hottest Chili” by the Guinness World Records. But later in 2017, it was surpassed by the current world record holder, the Carolina Reaper. It has a rating of 1,382,118 SHU.
#5 Dorset Naga
Dorset Naga, also known as Naga Morich. It is grown in Northeast India & Bangladesh. Joy & Michael Michaud from UK developed Dorset Naga. Furthermore, it has a heat rating of 1,201,000 SHU. And, currently, it ranks 5th hottest pepper in the world.
#6 Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
The Landrace, UK, has developed Trinidad Moruga scorpion. It is native to the village of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. It is the 6th hottest chili in the world. And it has a heat rating of 1,200,000 SHU.
#7 Infinity
Nicholas Woods of Fire Foods, Grantham, UK has developed Infinity chili. For two weeks in February 2011, the Infinity Chili was officially the hottest chili. It has a Scoville scale rating of 1,176,182 SHU.
#8 Ghost Pepper
Ghost pepper, also know as bhut jolokia. Again, The Landrace, UK, has developed this pepper. This chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. And it has a heat rating of 1,001,000 SHU.
#9 Naga Morich
Naga Morich chili pepper, grown in Northeast India and Bangladesh. The Landrace, UK, has developed Naga Morich chili pepper. It has a heat rating of 1,000,000 SHU.
#10 Red Savina
Last but not least, Red Savina pepper is the 10th most spicy chili pepper in the world. Frank Garcia, US, has developed Red Savina pepper. It has a heat of 570,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
I hope you like our list of Top 10 Chili Peppers in the World. The images used from Wikipedia. I’m sure, this post was hot & spicy. If you get a chance to taste any of the above hot chili peppers, would you taste? If you taste, which one would you like to taste? Let me know in the comments section of this post.
