Carolina Reaper Chilli Oil by The Chilli Oil Company 125ml - Hot Chilli Oil (2024)

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How hot is Carolina Reaper oil? ›

Carolina Reaper fun facts:

Its heat level measures between 1,400,000 – 2.200,000 SHU on the Scoville scale.

Carolina Reaper Chilli Oil is made from top quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil and the hottest chilli in the world, the Carolina Reaper.

The Carolina Reaper is officially the Worlds Hottest Pepper as ranked by Guinness Book of World Records. It's hot, and by hot, we mean HOT! The Carolina Reaper can top-out at 2.2 Million SHU!

Carolina Reaper chillies have a heat rating of up to 1.5-2.2 million Scoville Units. Take great care when handling the seeds and mature pods as contact with sensitive areas of skin or eyes can cause a severe burning sensation. Gloves are recommended. Wash your hands immediately after handling chillies or seeds.

Eating the Carolina Reaper, the hottest pepper in the world is not going to kill you. However, you can get too much capsaicin which is the chemical (or oil) in chili peppers that make them hot. But to get too much, you'd have to eat over three ounces of Carolina Reapers.

The hottest individual Reaper pepper was measured at a scalding 2.2 million SHU. Um, please pass the milk. That the Carolina Reaper turned out to be even hotter than the Naga Viper surprised even Ed Currie.

It has improved heart health: Chilli oil contains capsaicin, a compound that has been shown to reduce inflammation and improve blood circulation. This can help protect against heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Weight loss: Chilli oil can boost metabolism and help burn calories.

Guinness World Record

On August 23, 2023, Guinness World Records recognized Pepper X as the world's hottest chili pepper, measuring 2.69 million SHU, beating the previous world record of 1.64 million SHU held by the Carolina Reaper, also bred by Currie.

However, eating spicy foods too often could aggravate symptoms of acid reflux and may increase the risk of some cancers in certain populations, so it's best to enjoy chili oil in small amounts as part of a well-rounded, nutritious diet. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

If you can't get through a meal without dabbing hot sauce onto your dish, you likely know that the Carolina Reaper has been recognized as the world's hottest pepper for years—until now that is. The reigning champion was just dethroned by a small green-and-yellow pepper coined Pepper X, according Guinness World Records.

Where is Carolina Reaper grown? ›

Is it illegal for me to sell them or keep seed stock? It's perfectly legal.

Many who have tried the Carolina Reaper reported having severe side effects and intense experiences due to the pepper's extreme heat. Some side effects included mouth burning, mouth numbness, and, in rare cases, vomiting and intense headaches.

Carolina Reaper chile peppers are scorching, and caution should be taken before consuming the pods as the peppers can cause visceral reactions within the body. The peppers will keep 1-2 weeks when loosely wrapped in plastic and stored whole and unwashed in the refrigerator.

In comparison, standard pepper spray averages 1 million SHU, while bear spray is advertised around 3 million SHU. The Carolina Reaper measures about 1.64 million SHU.

(Wikipedia.com lists the sauce itself as being about 2 million Scoville Units.) You should have seen my face when I first opened it and poured a couple drops on a tortilla chip, without doing any inquiry as to just what I had gotten myself into.

Temperature is a critical player in the Carolina Reaper's journey from flower to fruit. The optimal range for flowering and fruit set lies between 70°F and 85°F. Straying outside this zone can lead to a shutdown in production—too cold, and the flowers won't form; too hot, and they'll drop before setting fruit.