Naga Viper pepper
Hot chili pepper
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The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper developed in England. In 2011, it was recorded as the "World's Hottest Chili" by the Guinness World Records with a rating of 1,382,118 Scoville heat units (SHU),[1] but was surpassed in SHU by the Carolina Reaper, in 2017, and again by the latest world record holder Pepper X in 2023.[2]
| Naga Viper | |
|---|---|
| |
| Breeder | Gerald Fowler |
| Origin | Cumbria, England |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 1,382,118 SHU |
Origin
The Naga Viper was created in England by chilli farmer Gerald Fowler of the Chilli Pepper Company in Cark, Cumbria.[3] It is claimed to be an unstable three-way hybrid produced from the Naga Morich, the Bhut jolokia and the Trinidad scorpion, which are some of the world's hottest peppers.[4]
