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The Chocolate Bhutlah is considered to be one of the hottest peppers in the world, with some claiming it feels even hotter than the famed Carolina Reaper. It is said to top out at 2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units on the official Scoville scale. When it comes to hot peppers, this pepper delivers incendiary heat.
Meet dragon’s breath. Its creator expects it to be crowned the world’s hottest pepper. That’s far hotter than the revered Carolina reaper, which is the current Guinness World Record-holder for hottest chili pepper. In fact, dragon’s breath is so intense it could kill you, according to its St.
| Dragon’s Breath | |
|---|---|
| Scoville scale | 2,480,000 SHU |
The Chocolate Bhutlah pepper ranks up to 2,000,000 SHU on the official Scoville scale. Amongst the world’s hottest peppers, the Chocolate Bhutlah is close to the Carolina Reaper. Some even claim that this pepper tastes hotter than the Reaper pepper.
The Chocolate Bhutlah is a unique cross between a Bhut Jolokia and a Chocolate Douglah hence the clever name mashup of bhut-lah. Bhutlah Seeds are now available for purchase!
The pepper has a very quick burn and is hotter than most Naga types. Consistency is not proven yet but most of the pods from what we grew for seeds produced a very consistent shape. Heat level: 1,200,000 – 1,300,000+(SHU) Scoville Heat Units – Nuclear Heat. Flavor: Has a fruity flavor with slight citrus notes.
A recent study crowned the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion the new world’s hottest chili pepper, with some specimens of this piquant plant registering more than 2 million Scoville heat units (SHU). That means each little bundle of joy packs the heat of roughly 400 jalapeños.
Apollo: a hybrid between the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X It should pass the 3 million Scoville Heat Units to pass the Pepper X. Flavor-wise it’s a combination of the ‘fruity’ flavor of the Reaper and the earthy flavor of the Pepper X. According to Sean it is by far the hottest version of the Last Dab ever.
With that said, the habanero is loaded with capsaicinoids, scoring very highly on this test at 150,000 Scoville Heat Units, and ranking among some of the spicier peppers on the planet.
| Scoville heat units | Examples |
|---|---|
| 0–100 | Bell pepper, Pimento, Banana pepper |
The Ghost Pepper measures at 1,000,000+ Scoville Heat Units. It offers some pretty intense heat. The hottest ghost pepper can be said to be 416 times hotter than even the mildest jalapeño pepper which should average about 5,000 Scoville Heat Units on the Scoville Scale.
A Chocolate habanero. The Chocolate Habanero pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chili, which has been selectively bred to produce spicier, heavier, and larger fruit, ultimately more potent than its derivative.
The chocolate-brown, lantern shaped fruit are about 2” long, and so ornamental! But don’t let the color fool you; these are not candy, but rather flaming-hot fruit that carry a massive 300,000 Scoville units of heat!
Ghost peppers (aka bhut jolokia) also have an awesome level of heat, and are one of the original superhot peppers, but the Carolina Reaper takes that heat to a whole new level. Ghost peppers range in heat from 855,000 – 1,041,427 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), so the hottest Carolina Reaper is more than twice as hot.
#1: Carolina Reaper (1,400,000 to 2,200,000 SHU) It’s a United States hot pepper variety (South Carolina) with insane heat, coming in from 1,400,000 Scoville heat units (SHU) up to a mind and taste bud boggling 2,200,000 SHU. That’s essentially 200,000 SHU hotter than the hottest possible Scorpion pepper.
It averages 1,569,300 on the Scoville scale with peak levels of over 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units. Carolina Reaper Peppers are a cross between a Ghost Pepper and a Red Habanero.
The Chocolate Trinidad Scorpion is one of the world’s hottest chili peppers. It comes in at a whopping 1.2 million on the Scoville scale, making it one of the hottest peppers on the planet. Its delicious flavor is great in BBQ and hot sauces.
- Carolina Reaper 2,200,000 SHU. …
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 2,009,231 SHU. …
- 7 Pot Douglah 1,853,936 SHU. …
- 7 Pot Primo 1,469,000 SHU. …
- Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” 1,463,700 SHU. …
- Naga Viper 1,349,000 SHU. …
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) 1,041,427 SHU. …
- 7 Pot Barrackpore ~1,000,000 SHU.
Name of PepperMinimum Scoville Heat UnitsDragon’s Breath Pepper (No official testing has been done yet)2,480,000Carolina Reaper (Guinness World Records Hottest Chili Pepper in 2018)1,400,000Komodo Dragon Pepper1,400,000Trinidad Moruga Scorpion1,200,000
The Chocolate Ghost Pepper is actually a cross between the Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) and the Douglah. … Like most brown peppers, its taste is sweeter than the Red Daddy pepper. The Chocolate Bhut Jolokia is one of the most unique superhot peppers to grow in your garden with its colors and flavors.
Ghost peppers range from 855,000 to 1,041,427 Scoville heat units (SHU) on the pepper scale. Scorpion peppers range from 1,200,000 SHU to 2,000,000 SHU. So that makes two things true: … The hottest Scorpion pepper will always be more than twice as hot as the mildest ghost pepper.
One difference between Tabasco and sriracha is level of spiciness. Sriracha is a little less spicy than Tabasco, which may be why it has become so popular. What’s interesting is that the tabasco pepper itself is way hotter than the red jalapeno which is found in sriracha.
How is spiciness measured? Scoville ratings are traditionally used to rate the chilli heat of food. The Scoville method was developed in 1912 by Wilbur Scoville and is a measurement of the pungency of spice, a function of capsaicin concentration.
It’s really, really spicy. However, the spice does not overpower the delicious, strong flavor. The Last Dab Reduxx has a Scoville rating of 2,000,000 SHUs or higher.
The Apollo chili is a hybrid of the world’s hottest chilies so far; Carolina Reaper and Pepper X. Apollo break the wind force scale, and it strikes harder than any of its ancestors. The Carolina Reaper is still the officially hottest chili in the world, while the Pepper X is unofficially the strongest!
The Last Dab has been touted as the hottest sauce that First We Feast has ever produced. Full of three all-new Pepper X varieties, from the original to Chocolate Pepper X and Peach Pepper X peppers. This means serious heat. To put it simply, the Last Dab XXX has a Scoville rating of over 2,000,000 SHUs.
The Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating is then assigned based on the quantity of dilution, with the ratings working on a linear scale: a 350,000 SHU habanero is 100 times hotter than a 3,500 SHU jalapeño.
The habanero is a very hot pepper with a Scoville heat rating ranging from 100,000 – 350,000. The ghost pepper (also known as Bhut Jolokia) is significantly hotter at 855,000 to 1,041, 427 Scoville heat units.
It stymies any competition with 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville heat units. That’s up to 22 times hotter than a habanero. Let’s put this another way: The Carolina Reaper is closer in heat to military grade pepper spray than to the still incredibly hot habanero.
Pure Capsaicin is rated at around 16 million Scoville Units, the highest heat level possible. A Scoville Unit is named after pharmacist Wilbur Scoville who in 1912 invented a way to measure the heat of peppers by the levels of Capsaicin present (the chemical compound in hot peppers that is responsible for their heat).
The Hot Sauce that everyone loves to hate – it’s Da’Bomb! Da’Bomb comes in four levels of pain: Ghost Pepper at 22,800 Scovilles, Beyond Insanity at 135,600 Scovilles, Ground Zero at 321,900 Scovilles, and The Final Answer at a killer 1.5 million Scovilles!
They usually fall in the range of 2,000 to 8,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), which sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t! Some of the hottest peppers in the world measure up to 1,000,000 SHU, muy caliente! Compared to cayenne peppers, which come in at approximately 30,000 to 50,000 SHU, jalapeños are extremely mild.
Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)Pepper & Extract VarietiesType2,500 – 5,000Jalapeno, Poblano, Chipotle Jalapeño, MirasolMild1,500 – 2,500Sandia, Cascabella, NuMex Big JimMild1,000 – 1,500Ancho Poblano, Anaheim, Pasilla, EspanolaMild100 – 1,000Paprika, Mexican Bell, Pepperoncini, CherryMild
The mildest peppers such as sweet bell peppers and cherry peppers are at the bottom of the Scoville scale. In the middle are peppers like Serrano, yellow hot wax peppers, and red cayenne peppers. At the hottest end of the heat scale are the Habanero and the Scotch Bonnet.
The Scoville scale is a tool for measuring the spiciness or pungency of hot peppers. The scale measures the amount of capsaicin (the chemical compound that causes spicy heat) in a pepper and assigns it a number rating in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
It is illegal for anyone to put anything into your food that would cause you harm or distress without you knowing it might, food or not. With extreme peppers, restaurants legally have to tell the customer of the risk with eating it. Some people go to the hospital after eating a Ghost Peppers.
Habanero: with 100,000 to 350,000 Scoville units, this is the spiciest chili in Mexico. Habanero is key for Yucatán’s cuisine and in 2010, Yucatán was granted its designation of origin.
The smoother the pepper, the younger, less stressed, and milder it is. Left on the plant (and even after picked) green jalapeños will eventually turn red. … The red ones can be pretty hot, especially if they have a lot of striations, but they are also sweeter than the green.
The Chocolate Bell Pepper is a Chocolate colored bell pepper with a very sweet flavor. This early maturing bell pepper turns dark brown on the outside and a deep red on the inside when fully ripened. This Bell Pepper is beautiful raw in salads and roasted in other dishes.
What do they taste like? These are still habaneros, so there’s a fruity sweetness behind the extreme heat. But unlike other hot peppers in the family, the chocolates bring a unique hint of earthiness and smokiness to the experience.