Pepper X facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pepper X |
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| Species | Capsicum chinense |
| Breeder | Ed Currie |
| Origin | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 3,180,000 SHU |
Pepper X is a cultivar of Capsicum chili pepper bred by Ed Currie, creator of the Carolina Reaper. Pepper X resulted from several cross breedings that produced an exceptionally high content of capsaicin in the locules of the pepper. The exceptional pungency of the chili was developed over 10 years of cultivation. According to Currie, he started developing Pepper X as he found his favorite chili peppers too mild and wanted to have a pepper that had more heat while retaining the flavor.
Currie stated that it is "two times as hot as the Carolina Reaper", which would make it the hottest pepper in the world with a Scoville scale of 3.18 million units, but this remains unconfirmed by Guinness World Records as of 2022.
See also
In Spanish: Pepper X para niños
