| Naga Viper | |
|---|---|
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| Breeder | Gerald Fowler |
| Origin | Cumbria, England |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 1,382,118 SHU |
The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper. In 2011, it was recorded as the "World's Hottest Chili" by the Guinness World Records with a rating of 1,382,118 Scoville heat units (SHU),[1] but was surpassed in SHU by the Carolina Reaper, in 2017, and again by the latest world record holder Pepper X in 2023.[2]
- ^ Simon Wroe (22 January 2016). "Scoville scale: The hottest chillies in the world– in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Guinness World Records. "Pepper X Dethrones Carolina Reaper as Worlds Hottest Chilli Pepper".