Pepper X replaced the Carolina Reaper as the hottest chilli pepper in 2023, according to Guiness World Records.
It rates 2.69 million Scoville units, compared with the Reaper's 1.64 million. This makes it (for example) approximately 500 times hotter than a japaleño pepper.
The Carolina Reaper replaced the Trinidad moruga scorpion (approximately 1.2 million Scoville units) in 2013.
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