Naga Viper pepper explained
| Naga Viper |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Heat: | Exceptionally hot | | Scoville: | 1,382,118 |
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| Origin: | Cumbria, England |
| Breeder: | Gerald Fowler |
The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper. In 2011, it was recorded as the "World's Hottest Chili" by the Guinness World Records with a rating of 1,382,118 Scoville heat units (SHU),[1] but was surpassed in SHU by the Carolina Reaper, in 2017, and again by the latest world record holder Pepper X in 2023.[2]
Origin
The Naga Viper was created in England by chilli farmer Gerald Fowler of the Chilli Pepper Company in Cark, Cumbria.[3] It is claimed to be an unstable three-way hybrid produced from the Naga Morich, the Bhut jolokia and the Trinidad scorpion, which are some of the world's hottest peppers.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Scoville scale: The hottest chillies in the world– in pictures. The Guardian. Simon Wroe. 22 January 2016. 24 March 2018.
- News: Guinness World Records . Pepper X Dethrones Carolina Reaper as Worlds Hottest Chilli Pepper.
- Web site: Hottest chilli in the world . . 25 February 2011 . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006194734/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/hottest-chilli-in-the-world-it-s-official-1.812499 . 6 October 2012 .
- Web site: New Record Chilli – Naga Viper chilli – 1,349,000 SHU's. The Chilli Foundry. 16 October 2010. 20 February 2011.
