Guinness World Records

World’s spiciest chilli, Pepper X, trumps Carolina Reaper with 2.6 million Scoville units (video)

Pepper X has been officially recognised as the world’s spiciest chilli by Guinness World Records, scoring a scorching 2.693 million on the Scoville Heat Units scale, a measure of chilli heat. This chilli outshines its predecessor, the Carolina Reaper, with a spice rating of 1.64 million Scoville units. Pepper X is the creation of Ed Currie, founder of PuckerButt Pepper…