Did you know that there are peppers which can be considered the hottest in the world? If you like eating pepper, you've probably already thought about it, right?
There are some types that deserve a lot of attention. The Scoville Scale is responsible for measuring the degree of heat or spiciness of pepper and also of products made from this food, such as seasonings, sauces and others.
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The acronym SHU, in English, is the Measurement in Scoville Heat Units used to alert people about how much a certain type of pepper burns, and today we bring some of them for you to know. Follow along below!
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Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
This pepper is one of the hottest in the world, and its degree is 2,0009,231 SHU. It is a very rare pepper to be found and its name comes from the city of Moruga.
It is a small pepper with a red or orange color. Its shape is very irregular, with some roughness on the outside. As soon as you put this pepper in your mouth, you can feel how much it burns.
7 Primo Pot
Another pepper that is also considered one of the hottest in the world is 7 Pote Primo, which has a grade of 1,469,000 SHU. She was created by Troy Primeaux, in the United States.
The shape of this pepper is very different, as it resembles a bell. It's small and its texture is surprising. Its color can vary from red to yellow, depending on whether it is ripe or not.
Carolina Reaper
Another pepper that is also on the list of the hottest in the world is the Carolina Reaper, with a degree of 1.64 million SHU, according to studies carried out. She was created by Ed Currie in South Carolina.
This pepper was made from the cross between Naga Bhut Jolokia and Habanero. People usually know red pepper, but it can also be yellow and even red. chocolate.
The high degree of heat caused this pepper to enter the Guinness World Records, in 2017.
Naga Viper
Naga Viper is a pepper with a heat rating of 1,349,000 SHU. It is considered a very rare pepper, which was made in the United Kingdom by Gerald Fowler.
It was created from Bhut Jolokia, Naga Morich and Trinidad Scorpion. It was considered the hottest in the world in 2011, but lost its position to other peppers after a while. It is more elongated and also has roughness like texture.
If you don't like spicier foods, we recommend not trying these peppers!
