Trinidad Moruga scorpion

Not to be confused with Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper.
Trinidad Moruga scorpion
SpeciesCapsicum chinense
BreederWahid Ogeer
OriginMoruga, Trinidad and Tobago
Heat Exceptionally hot
Scoville scale1,207,764 average SHU

The Trinidad Moruga scorpion (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense) is a chili pepper native to the village of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. In 2012, New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute identified the Trinidad Moruga scorpion as the hottest chili pepper at that time, with heat of 1.2 million Scoville heat units (SHUs).[1]

By 2017 according to Guinness World Records, the hottest pepper was the Carolina Reaper, with 1.6 million SHU.[2]

  1. ^ Justin Bannister (2012-02-13). "NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute names the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion hottest pepper on earth". Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  2. ^ "Hottest chilli pepper". Guinness World Records. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2018-06-08.