How hot is the Carolina Reaper compared to the ghost pepper?

The Scoville scale is a common way to measure the intensity of heat contained in chili peppers. The Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili pepper, has a rating of 2. read more

The Carolina Reaper vs. the ghost pepper is like Ali vs. Frazier of the hot pepper world, at least in terms of pure power and popularity. In the ghost pepper you have a rock star and internet YouTube sensation. read more

The Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili pepper, has a rating of 2.2 million Scoville heat units (SHU) which compares to the Ghost Pepper's rating of 1.04 million SHU. In order to give you a feeling for magnitude, by way of comparison, a jalapeno pepper has a SHU rating of 2,500-10,000. read more

To see how a pepper this hot, more than 100 times hotter than a jalapeno, would have any commercial value, just doesn't make sense. Meredith Frost/ABC "Carolina Reapers" are a crossbreed made by farmer Ed Currie at The Puckerbutt Pepper Company in Rock Hill, South Carolina. read more