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Hottest Chili in the World
By Peace | March 19, 2006
Pictures of ‘Red Savina’
Scientist have Discovered the Hottest Chili
The hottest chili, ‘Red Savina’ Habanero, has been tested at over 577,000 Scoville units. The extremely fiery Thai chillies barely reach 100,000; more common varieties like the jalapeno or the Italian peperoncino generally lie below 5000 Scoville units.
We found that the Tezpur variety ( Capsicum frutescens var . Nagahari ) of Indian chilli contains maximum capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin contributing to a pungency of 855,000 SHU, which seems to be the hottest chilli known so far. This chilli evokes a biting sensation
Red Savina Habanero, a Mexican chilli reported to be hottest in the world has a pungency of 577,000 SHU.
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