HOT: Nine World's Hottest Chili Peppers (PHOTOS)

How are the hottest chilis determined? Believe it or not, the most common test involves human taste-testers. In the “Scoville Organoleptic Test”, chili extract is diluted in sugar water until the heat of its spice is no longer detectable to a panel of tasters. The resulting heat rating, measured in Scoville heat units (SHU), is a measure of how much the chili had to be diluted.

1. Carolina Reaper - 2,200,000 SHU



There is nothing normal about this pepper. It was bred for heat and that it is. Oddly enough this pepper has excellent flavor as well. Officially the Worlds Hottest Pepper as ranked by Guinness Records.

2. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend (Moruga Scorpion) - 2,009,231 SHU



Straight from the depths of hell, Moruga Scorpion is a rare sought after pepper that was only just recently discovered.

3. 7 Pot Brain Strain ~ 1,900,000 SHU



The Brain Strain, characterized by its bumpy/wavy skin that closely resembles a human brain. This pepper not only looks like brain, but sets it on FIRE! This pepper has insane heat!

4. 7 Pot Primo ~1,900,000 SHU



The 7 Pot Primo is very distinctive with its long skinny “tail”. Some recent peppers cultivators have tried to replicate this look because the tail is just terrifying. When you just look at this pepper, you know it’s going to be INSANELY hot.

5. 7 Pod Douglah (7 Pot Douglah, Chocolate 7 Pod, 7 Pot Brown) - 1,853,936 SHU



Well renown in the pepper community as one of the hottest peppers with the best flavor. You can’t go wrong with fresh, dried, or powdered Douglah on any food.

6. Trinidad Scorpion Butch T - 1,463,700 SHU



Current Guiness Books of World Records holder. No doubt it’s insanely hot, but other peppers have been proven to be hotter.

7. Naga Viper - 1,349,000 SHU

Extremely rare pepper cultivated in the UK. Combination of many different peppers and years of cross pollination created this variety of “Super HOT” pepper.

8. Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) - 1,041,427 SHU



The most famous “Super Hot” due to the amount of press it has received in the past. Many mistakenly still believe it is the World’s Hottest.

9. Red Savina Habanero - 500,000 SHU



Back in the early years of superhots the Red Savina Habanero was KING! He has since been dethroned and many peppers have passed him in heat. The Red Savina just barely makes the Top 10, but does so in fashion with its great flavor and extreme heat.

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