<Tr> <Th> Heat </Th> <Td> Exceptionally hot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scoville scale </Th> <Td> 1,569,300 on average SHU </Td> </Tr> <P> The Carolina Reaper, originally named the HP22B, is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant . The pepper is red and gnarled, with a small pointed tail . In 2013, Guinness World Records dubbed it the hottest chili in the world, surpassing the previous record holder, the Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T". </P> <P> As of September 2017, the hottest chili pepper known is Pepper X having a Scoville scale of 3.18 million units . </P>

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