Pepper X (Hottest Pepper in the World)

[Kyote]

Pepper X is the Hottest Pepper in the World as of October 2023.


If you’ve been anywhere in the chilehead world lately, you’ve probably already heard about the new “Pepper X”, a contender for the Hottest Chili Pepper in the World.

As of October 2023, Pepper X has now been officially tested and recognized as the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.


What is Pepper X?


"Pepper X" is the temporary name for the chili pepper bred by Ed Currie of Puckerbutt Pepper Company, the same man behind the creation of the Carolina Reaper.

According to Ed, he crossed multiple peppers to achieve a pepper hotter than the Carolina Reaper, the current hottest, which measures over 2 Million Scoville Heat Units, with an average of 1.64 Million SHU.

According to Ed Currie, “Pepper X is three times hotter than any other peppers that are out there available commercially. It’s twice as hot as the Reaper at 1.6 million, so this is a dangerous pepper.”

He has spent 10 years developing this pepper.
How Hot is Pepper X?


Pepper X averages 2,693,000 Million Scoville Heat Units on the Scoville Scale. Some reports put it at 3.18 Million Scoville Heat Units, well above the Carolina Reaper.

For comparison, the Carolina Reaper measures in at 2,200,000 Scoville HEat Units (SHU) with an average of 1.64 Million SHU. The Bhut Jolokia (aka Ghost Pepper), measures in at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units.

A typical jalapeno pepper averages about 5,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Learn more about the Scoville Scale here.
Is Pepper X Officially the Hottest Pepper in the World?


Yes, Pepper X is officially the hottest pepper in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The Scoville score was calculated by Winthrop University in South Carolina, who conducted tests using peppers from the past four years.

This comes nearly 4 years after I was personally told word would come by November of 2019.

Congratulations, Ed!
What is the Current Hottest Pepper in the World?


The previous Hottest Chili Pepper in the World was the Carolina Reaper, which measures over 2 Million Scoville Heat Units at the top end of the scale.

[PitRow]

why?

[Kyote]

why?

and that is what the supermarkets are selling in the pepper racks. no one buys them except a very few and i think for pranks they are way to hot. there are several pepper farms here that will grow this super hot stuff. for certain company's the fields are fenced with warning signs. Big Jim tells me he calls the owb=ner and say they are ready to harvest. they fly in and load on air craft and off they go. he says they are not saying much about what they do with them. he is just happy to get a big check.

[PitRow]

I mean I get the technical challenge of cross-breeding peppers to produce THE hottest pepper in the world, but aside from that novelty and like you say, to use in pranks, I can't really see any culinary uses for peppers that hot.

[SMOKE FREAK]

There's nothing funny about tricking someone into eating something that hot.
If they're stupid enough to eat it when they know what it is...Well that's their own damn fault.

Only good use for these is tactical grade pepper spray.

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My granddaughter will take hot ass whang stick her finger in it and then do it again. I haven''t found any heat she doesn't like. Hmmmmm

[Richtee]

My granddaughter will take hot ass whang stick her finger in it and then do it again. I haven''t found any heat she doesn't like. Hmmmmm

I dunno how it works out in the blend, but..there IS 60K Scoville rated chipotle in the Hot Ass. I can’t eat it. Well, easily :D

In the interest of family harmony, and yer graanddaughter’s general well being, I’d not get her one. These...mathematically anyway are 33.333333 times hotter.