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| Attribute | Komodo Dragon Remove | Pepper X Remove |
Carolina Reaper
Remove
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|---|---|---|---|
| Scoville range | 1,400,000 – 2,200,000 SHU Super Hot |
2,690,000 – 3,180,000 SHU Super Hot |
1,500,000 – 2,200,000 SHU Super Hot |
| Species | Capsicum chinense | Capsicum chinense | Capsicum chinense |
| Origin | UK (hybrid) | South Carolina, USA | South Carolina, USA |
| Ripe color | Red | Red | Red |
| Pod size | 1-2 inches | 2-3 inches | 2-3 inches |
| Flavor profile | Extreme superhot | Extremely hot | Extremely hot |
| Culinary uses | Commercial superhot variety | Ed Currie's latest, unofficially hottest | World's hottest, Guinness record |
| Growing difficulty | Expert | Difficult | Difficult |
| Days to harvest | 100-120 days | 100-120 days | 100-120 days |
| Plant height | 36-48 inches | 36-48 inches | 36-48 inches |
| Community rating | — | — | — |
Scoville values are laboratory ranges for the variety, not for an individual pod. Blank cells are not recorded; see each pepper's page for sources and review state.