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Pepper X has been officially recognised as the world’s spiciest chilli by Guinness World Records, scoring a scorching 2.693 million on the Scoville Heat Units scale, a measure of chilli heat. This chilli outshines its predecessor, the Carolina Reaper, with a spice rating of 1.64 million Scoville units.
Pepper X is the creation of Ed Currie, founder of PuckerButt Pepper Company in the United States, a renowned cultivator of record-breaking chillies. Currie also developed the Carolina Reaper, which held the world record for the hottest chilli a decade ago.
For comparison, a jalapeno registers 5,000 Scoville units and the Habanero chilli, which held the record about 25 years ago, rates at 100,000 Scoville units. Currie revealed that after tasting Pepper X, the intense heat lasts in the mouth for over three and a half…
