Carolina Reaper
The Hottest Pepper In The World
In the world of peppers, the quest to grow the hottest pepper of them all is continually changing. It's official, in 2019 the hottest pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper, coming in at a fiery 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Unit (SHU). To put it in perspective, the Carolina Reaper is 200x hotter than the jalapeño pepper. Now that's one crazy hot pepper!
What's even crazier is the whole pepper challenge trend. Have you seen the videos of individuals posting their reactions to eating the Carolina Reaper on social media? Some of the reactions to the pepper are intense! Crazy! Yeah....No, not this girl. I'll stick with Old Mexico's jalapeño peppers with a SHU of 2,500-5,000, which is definitely more my speed. Have you tried the challenge? If so, I'd love to hear or see videos about your experience,
Check out the link below to see some of the videos I found on the Carolina Reaper challenge. These are hilarious. Enjoy!
10 hottest peppers in the world
Hilarious Carolina Reaper Challenges
Debra Jauregui, Astro Foods International
Director, Business Development / Marketing