A bunch of Carolina Reaper peppers

The Pepper That Dethroned The Carolina Reaper As The World's Hottest

NEWS

By JULIA MULLANEY

Pepper X in a glass dome
The Carolina Reaper was the hottest pepper in the world, until its creator Ed Currie, a pepper grower from South Carolina, created Pepper X.
a gloved hand holding a Pepper X
Guinness World Records announced that Pepper X has taken the top spot. Currie has said the pepper is
a blend of a Carolina Reaper
and another unnamed pepper.
Pepper X peppers in a container
Pepper X comes in at nearly 2.7 million Scoville units, the unit of measurement for determining spice, compared to Carolina Reaper, which landed at 1.64 million.