Chili Pepper X has captured the spicy record as the world’s hottest, Guinness World Records announced on Monday. By comparison, the average jalapeño pepper scores between 3,000 to 8,000 SHU, according to Guinness. Ed Currie holds up certification that his new Pepper X variety of peppers is the hottest in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records Jeffrey Collins/APPepper X is grown by Ed Currie, founder of Puckerbutt Pepper Company in South Carolina. “Ed cultivated Pepper X on his farm for over 10 years, cross breeding it with some of his hottest peppers to increase its capsaicin content,” Guinness said on its website. Currie first presented Pepper X to the world on an episode of the popular YouTube series, “Hot Ones.”“Those who don’t fear the Reaper are fools.

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Persons: Chili Pepper X, Carolina, Wilbur Scoville, Ed Currie, Pepper, World Records Jeffrey Collins, Ed, Pepper X, ” Guinness, Currie, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, Winthrop University, Guinness, World Records, Puckerbutt Pepper Company Locations: South Carolina, American