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Top 5 hottest chili peppers (Scoville heat units)

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Scoville heat units (peak) — Living-world superlatives

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    Pepper X

    ~2,693,000 SHU

  2. 2

    Carolina Reaper

    ~1,500,000-2,500,000 SHU

  3. 3

    Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

    ~750,000-1,500,000 SHU

  4. 4

    Naga Viper Pepper

    ~750,000-1,500,000 SHU

  5. 5

    Infinity Chili

    ~750,000-1,500,000 SHU