8. 7 Pot Barrackpore – 1,000,000 SHU
One of the hottest peppers in the 7 Pot family is the 7 Pot Barrackpore.
This one hails from Trinidad and Tobago’s Town of Chaguanas.
These “super hots” are largely from this area.
7. Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) – 1,041,427 SHU
Due to the amount of coverage it has already gotten, the Ghost Pepper is the most well-known “Super Hot.”
When pepperheads challenged one another by eating full Ghost Peppers, it quickly gained popularity on YouTube and other social media platforms.
This is the first pepper to pass a scientific test with a scoville count of over a million.
Many mistakenly believe the Ghost Pepper is still the World’s Hottest pepper, this list shows it is far from it.
It’s not 2007. Share this link with any friends you have who still believe the Ghost Pepper to be the hottest pepper.
It can still send a mature man to his knees, so don’t let its low ranking fool you.
