Carolina Reaper
Capsicum chinenseSouth Carolina, USA2013
2.2M SHU
2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units
0 SHU16M SHU
Held the Guinness World Record from 2013 to 2023. A cross between a Pakistani Naga and a Red Habanero. Recognizable by its wrinkled skin and distinctive scorpion-like tail. The pepper that launched the superhot revolution.
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