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ScienceWhat Is the Hottest Chilli in the World? (2026, with receipts)
Pepper X holds the record at 2,693,000 SHU. Almost everything else written on this subject is a claim with no paperwork behind it - so here is which figure came from where.
4 Aug 20266 min read
VarietiesCarolina Reaper: growing the world's most famous superhot in Britain
The Reaper held the world record for a decade and it will grow in a British greenhouse - but the difference between ripe pods and a compost heap is almost entirely about when you sowed.
29 Jul 20266 min read
ScienceGhost Pepper vs Carolina Reaper
One grew out of northeast India over centuries; the other was built in South Carolina to break a record. The heat gap is real but overstated - what differs is what they're for.
27 Jul 20265 min read