The average Carolina Reaper chili pepper registers 1.64 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The hottest individual Carolina Reaper ever documented registered a sweltering 2.2 million SHU. The Carolina Reaper claimed the record as the world's hottest pepper in 2013. It topped the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper, which averages around 1.2 million SHU.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Pure Capsaicin: 15 to 16 million: Pepper X: 2.693 million: Carolina Reaper: up to 2,200,000: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: up to 2,009,231: Ghost Pepper: up to 1,041,427: Chocolate Habanero: 425,000 to 577,000: Red Savina: 350,000 to 577,000: Orange Habanero: 150,000 to 325,000: Fatalii : 125,000 to 325,000: Scotch Bonnet
The Scoville Scale by Mike Hultquist · Jun 18, 2019 · 20 Comments · The Scoville Scale and Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) were named for scientist Wilbur Scoville in 1912 for measuring a chili pepper's pungency and heat. Learn what is the Scoville Scale, a list of chili peppers and their Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) from hottest to mildest and more.
Scoville Heat Units Scoville Heat Level; Pepper X: 2,800,000 - 3,180,000: 10+++++ Dragon's Breath: 2,200,00 - 2,480,000: 10++++ Carolina Reaper: 1,500,000 - 2,200,000: 10+++ Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: 1,500,000 - 2,009,231: 10+++ Chocolate 7 Pot: 1,000,000 - 1,853,936: 10+++ Katie (7 Pot Katie) 1,200,000 - 1,590,000: 10+++ Trinidad 7 Pot Primo
The Scoville scale. Wilbur Scoville, a pharmacologist, invented the Scoville scale in 1912 to measure the pungency of peppers and chillies, generally related to their capsaicin content. To establish a chilli pepper's rating, Scoville would prepare it in a solution, which was then tested by five people. He increased its dilution until the
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