The Carolina Reaper (Capsicum chinense), currently the world's hottest chilli (2015).

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with a heat rating of over two million Scoville heat units being recorded, the Carolina Reaper has been recognised by the Guinness World of Records as being the hottest chilli in the world (2013 - 2014).

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Photo credit: © The Oxfordshire Chilli Garden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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