Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Is the Bhut Jolokia Chile Pepper really the hottest chile pepper in the world?

April 26, 2017bhut Chile Hottest jolokia Pepper shopping world

0

Posted

Is the Bhut Jolokia Chile Pepper really the hottest chile pepper in the world?

1 Answer

0

Posted

The Bhut Jolokia Chili Pepper (a.k.a. Ghost Pepper, Naga Jolokia, Dorset Naga, Naga Morich, etc.) is the hottest in the world! Jolokia peppers grown by the New Mexico Chile Pepper Institute registered at 1,001,304 Scoville heat units, while an Indian company grew a pepper even hotter. The whopping 1,041,427 SHU was confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records. The previous record holder was the Red Savina Habanero. The Jolokia is 2 1/2 times hotter than that. Sources: http://store.firehousepantrystore.com/bhjopepr.