Weighing in at 1,001,304 Scoville heat units, the Bhut Jolokia chili from India has been named the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness Book of World Records. Just to put that into perspective, the jalapeno sits at a meager...
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Weighing in at 1,001,304 Scoville heat units, the Bhut Jolokia chili from India has been named the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness Book of World Records. Just to put that into perspective, the jalapeno sits at a meager 10,000 SHU. Early last year, the world's hottest pepper recorded was the Red Savina chili, which registered at 577,000 SHU, but in April that changed to the Dorset Naga which tested between 876,000 and 970,000 SHU. When it gets that hot, I don't really know that the number really makes much of a difference! The Scoville scale, developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, was created to measure the heat level in chillies and is used world-wide today. To give you an idea where some of your favorite peppers sit on the list: 0 - Bell Pepper 100-500 - Pepperoncini 1000-1500 - Poblano 2500-10,000 - Jalapenos and Chipolte 5000-23,000 - Serrano 30,000-50,000 - Cayenne 80,000 & up - Habenero, Scotch Bonnet (Thanks, Shaula!) (edit: the photo credit link has been updated) * Read * Permalink * Email this * Linking Blogs * Comments [14]
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I managed to snag one of these when picking up my pepper plants for the year! I also got a new red savina plant so there will be some side by side comparisons!
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