A bunch of Carolina Reaper peppers

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

NEWS

By JULIA MULLANEY

The Carolina Reaper was the hottest pepper in the world, until its creator Ed Currie, a pepper grower from South Carolina, created 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 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.