Carolina Reaper (on average 1.64 million ) Pepper X ( 2.693 million) Contrary to popular belief, the seeds of a pepper pod don’t make it hot.

There's a new king of spicy peppers: Pepper X, grown by the same man who developed the Carolina Reaper, was tested and found to have an average heat of 2.693 million Scovilles.

Pepper X has been in the works since Currie last set the hottest pepper record in 2013 with the Carolina Reaper, a bright red knobby fruit with what aficionados call a scorpion tail.

A Carolina Reaper pepper, meanwhile, measures at an average rating of 1.64 million SHU. A jalapeño, for additional context, is on average between 3,000 and 8,000 SHU.

Pepper X measures an average of 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units, while the Carolina Reaper has an average rating of 1.64 million SHU. For context, a jalapeño can have a rating of between 3,000 ...

Pepper X has been in the works since Currie last set the hottest pepper record in 2013 with the Carolina Reaper, a bright red knobby fruit with what aficionados call a scorpion tail.

Carolina Reaper peppers aren't just jalapeño-level hot; their heat averages about 1.6 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). In comparison, the jalapeño hits 2,500 to 8,000 SHU.

Mike Jack finishes eating one of the 135 Carolina Reaper peppers that he scarfed down on Nov. 5, 2022, at Forked River Brewing Company in London, Ontario.