Carolina Reaper. Worlds #1 Hottest.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU) : 1,400,000 - 2,200,000.

Up to 880 times hotter than the Jalapeno.

How Hot Is The Carolina Reaper ?

Carolina Reaper’s range from 1,400,000 Scoville heat units to a blistering 2,200,000. That top end is just as hot as or hotter than standard pepper spray. And comparing it to a jalapeño is just silly. Even the hottest jalapeño will come in at around 175 times weaker than the mildest Carolina Reaper. It tips the scales at about 200,000 SHU on average above the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. To give that reference, 200,000 SHU is the heat of an average habanero pepper, so it’s a significant jump up to what was already damn hot.

In November 2013, the Guinness Book of World Records crowned the Carolina Reaper as the new reigning champ of super-hot peppers, knocking the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion down to #2 in the ranks.

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. Worlds #2 Hottest.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU) : 1,200,000 - 2,009,231.

Up to 800 times hotter than the Jalapeno.

How Hot Is The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion ?

If there could be a category on the Scoville scale named “sweat just thinking about them” hot, the Trinidad Scorpion pepper would be one of those leading the pack. These things make a jalapeño look like child’s play − on average they are 475 times hotter, ranging from 1,200,000 Scoville heat units to an eye-popping 2,000,000 SHU. Even the extremely hot habanero pepper is way distant in total heat. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is at least 12 times hotter, with the potential for 20 times hotter if you get the right pepper.

Trinidad 7 Pod Douglah. Worlds #3 Hottest.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU) : 923,899 - 1,853,936.

Up to 730 times hotter than the Jalapeno.

How Hot Is The 7 Pod Douglah ?

From Trinidad - the home of many of the world’s tastiest and most ferocious peppers – 7 Pod Douglahs are known for their full-bodied fruity flavour (if you care about such things while weeping out the effects of ingesting molten lava). Excellent fresh, powdered or pickled.

It’s not just fire and flavour 7 Pod Douglahs brim with. They offer a bewildering array of health benefits too. 7 Pod Douglahs and other peppers stimulate the metabolism. They fight cancer. They help diabetics. They are vitamin-rich and contain immune-boosting antioxidants. They reduce cholesterol… click on the “Benefits of Peppers” header of our website for the comprehensive rundown of amazing and reassuring things they can do for us mere mortals.

So while enjoying a smidgen of 7 Pod Douglah, hiccupping like a demented person and wondering why you’re addicted to chillies’ fiery onslaught, think of all the good it’s doing you.

Trinidad Scorpion Butch T. Worlds #4 Hottest.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU) : 1,200,00 - 1,800,000

Up to 720 times hotter then the Jalapeno.

How Hot Is The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T ?

The Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' pepper was, for three years, ranked as the most pungent ("hot") pepper in the world, according to Guinness World Records. A laboratory test conducted in March 2011 measured a specimen at 1,463,700. Scoville heat units, officially ranking it the hottest pepper in the world at that time.

In 2012, Guinness World Records recognized the Carolina Reaper as the hottest pepper in the world, peaking at approximately 2,200,000 SHU. The secret to the heat, according to the creators, is fertilizing the soil with the liquid runoff of a worm farm.

But don’t let that this fool you. This is a super-hot pepper with fangs – long, pointy fangs that’ll bite deep and hold on for a long, long time.

You'll receive 10 seeds minimum of each type individually packed and labelled.

• Sow Moderate Climate: Sep-Nov
• Sow Warm Climate: Aug-Dec
• Sow Sub-Tropical Climate: Jul-Mar
• Sow Tropical Climate: All Year Round
• Sowing Method: Raise Seedlings
• Depth: 4mm
• Row Spacing: 80-100cm
• Plant Spacing: 50-60cm
• Soil Temp: 25-28 °C
• Emerge: 10-25 Days
• Harvest: 60-120 Days