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Pepper · Capsicum chinense

Pepper X

Pepper X is a chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) with a published heat of up to 2,693,000 SHU. It comes from South Carolina, US. 5 sauces in the catalog use it as the main pepper or list it on the label.

Published heat

7 Pot Douglah
1,169,0581,853,936
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
1,207,7642,009,231
Carolina Reaper
1,569,3002,200,000
Pepper X
2,693,000
Apollo
2,500,0003,000,000
Pepper X beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

  • Guinness average of 2,693,000 SHU

Sauces with Pepper X

Pepper facts

Species
Capsicum chinense
Highest published
2,693,000 SHU
Origin
South Carolina, US
Color when ripe
Yellow-green
Not published
Lowest published