Pepper X

The hottest pepper in the world as of 2023, with a Scoville rating of 2.69 million, developed by the creator of the Carolina Reaper. Pepper X is a cultivar of Capsicum chili pepper bred by the American chili breeder Ed Currie, the creator of the Carolina Reaper. Pepper X resulted from several cross breedings that produced an exceptionally high content of capsaicin in the locules – the plant tissue holding the seeds. The extensive curves and ridges of a Pepper X chili create more surface area for the plant placenta and locules to grow and retain capsaicin, adding to the intensity of heat experienced when a Pepper X is eaten. Ingestion of a Pepper X chili causes intense abdominal cramps and heartburn.