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Ghost Chili Pepper

Ghost Chili Pepper

What is Ghost Chili Pepper?

Ghost chili pepper also known as Bhut jolokia, and ghot chili is a hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast Indian. [1]



History

In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville heat units (SHUs). However, the ghost chili was shortly superseded by the Infinity chili in 2011, followed by the Naga Viper, the Trinidad moruga scorpion in 2012 and the Carolina Reaper on August 7, 2013. [1]

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Products containing Ghost Chili Pepper


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Ghost Pepper - Wikipedia
  2. Photo - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Ghost Pepper
Naga Jolokia

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Revision History

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Ingredient updatedUPC Food SearchFebruary 3, 2018 @ 1:39 PM
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchFebruary 3, 2018 @ 12:01 PM

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