Top 10 Hottest Peppers 2022
The hottest pepper is always changing and evolving practically due to new discoveries, or new ones being created.
Some food lovers prefer the hottest pepper and others prefer mild ones. In this article, we look at the top 10 hottest peppers in 2022 and their SHU = Scoville Heat Unit (A measure of Spiciness).
SHU is a way of quantifying how spicy a pepper is by measuring the concentration of capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the chemical responsible for the spicy sensation within a pepper.
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Top 10 Hottest Peppers 2022
Carolina Reaper 2,200,000 SHU
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 2,009,231 SHU
7 Pot Douglah 1,853,936 SHU
7 Pot Primo 1,469,000 SHU
Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” 1,463,700 SHU
Naga Viper 1,349,000 SHU
Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) 1,041,427 SHU
7 Pot Barrackpore ~1,000,000 SHU
7 Pot Red (Giant) ~1,000,000 SHU
Red Savina Habanero 500,000 SHU
