Top 9 Spiciest Chillies In The World

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1. Carolina Reaper Famed as the hottest chilli in the world, it is 2,200,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit.

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2. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion To call it spicy would be an understatement. It is 2,009,231 on the SHU.

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3. Naga Morich This spicy chilli is found in southern Bangladesh and is 1,000,000 on the SHU.

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4. Bhut Jolokia Of course, how could we not include this? This iconic Indian pepper is 970,000 on the SHU.

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5. Habanero Red Savina Pepper A part of the capsicum chinense family, it scores 855,000 on the SHU.

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6. Habanero Pepper This relatively milder sibling of the previous pepper is 350,000 on the SHU.

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7. Scotch Bonnet Scoring 200,000 on the SHU, these Caribbean red pepper is a variety of chilli peppers.

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8. Manzano Pepper This chilli is 75,000 on the SHU and is harvested in Peru.

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9. Cayenne Pepper This well-known Italian pepper is 50,000 on the SHU.

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