2. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion – 2,009,231 SHU
The Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend, often known as Moruga Scorpion, is an unique and highly sought-after pepper that was just recently found. It comes straight out of hell.
native to Trinidad and Tobago’s Moruga region. When you bite into this potent pepper, the heat never stops intensifying.
Don’t be deceived by the fact that this pepper doesn’t have a stinger like the Grim Reaper. The Carolina Reaper and the Moruga Scorpion are both equally sultry.
1. Carolina Reaper – 2,200,000 SHU
You don’t have to travel very far if you’re in New York to get to the place where the spiciest pepper in the world is grown. The Carolina Reaper comes in at number one with a staggering 2.2 million SHU.
Carolina Reaper, the former world champion, has been defeated! The Carolina Reaper is once again recognized as the hottest pepper in the world.
The Reaper, which was rated as the hottest in the world in 2013, was tested once more in 2018 with an even greater SHU (71,000 SHU higher to be exact). The reaper now has the title of World’s Hottest!
With an average SHU of 1,641,000 SHU and a high of 2.2 Million SHU, it was bred to be hot.
Putting the scoville rating into context will help you:
The Carolina Reaper pepper is 200x hotter than a Jalapeno
It is obvious from the photographs above that this is one potent pepper. Every pod of the Carolina Reaper is unusual and has a distinctive stinger tail that is unlike any other pepper’s!
Being a hybrid of a Red Habanero and a Ghost Pepper gives it its extreme heat. Surprisingly, this pepper not only has heat but also a fantastic fruity flavor. That is, of course, before it vaporizes your face.
