Carolina Reaper
| Carolina Reaper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Species | Capsicum chinense |
| Hybrid parentage | ghost pepper × red habanero |
| Breeder | Ed Currie |
| Origin | Fort Mill, South Carolina |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 1,500,000-2,200,000 SHU |
The Carolina Reaper, originally named the HP22BNH7, is a cultivar of chili pepper of the Capsicum chinense species. Bred in Rock Hill, South Carolina, greenhouse by Ed Currie, who runs the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina, it has been rated as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records since August 7, 2013.[1][2] The original crossbreed was between a ghost pepper (a former world record holder) and a red habanero.[3] It averages a 1,569,300 on the Scoville scale with peak levels of over 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).
At the 2nd Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo on 30 March 2014,[4] Ed Currie was presented with his world record by Guinness World Records and an eating competition was held in which the fastest time to consume three Carolina Reapers was determined for a new Guinness World Records at 12.23 seconds by Russel Todd.[5] This record was beaten in September 2014 by Jason McNabb, who finished three peppers in just 10.95 seconds.[6]
Recently, [when?] there has been debate over whether the Carolina Reaper is genetically distinct from the Trinidad 7-Pot Primo strain, another hybrid species of Caribbean chile which is very similar in heat level and appearance.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Hottest chili". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Hallock, Betty (26 December 2013). "World's hottest pepper hits 2.2 million Scoville heat units". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "PuckerButt Pepper Company Web site home page". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Guinness World Record Pepper Eating Attempt To Take Place At 2nd Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo". PR Newswire. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Gross, Matt. "What's It Like to Eat the World's Hottest Chile Pepper?". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Fastest time to eat three Carolina Reaper chilis". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
External links
- "World's hottest pepper is grown in South Carolina" cbsnews.com
- "World's hottest pepper hits 2.2 million Scoville heat units" latimes.com
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