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Trinidad Moruga Scorpion wins hottest pepper title By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there's the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. With a name like that, it's not surprising that months of research by the experts at New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute have identified the variety as the new hottest pepper on the planet. The golf ball-sized pepper scored the highest among a handful of chile breeds reputed to be among the hottest in the world. Its mean heat topped more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville heat scale, while fruits from some individual plants reached 2 million heat units. "You take a bite. It doesn't seem so bad, and then it builds and it builds and it builds. So it is quite nasty," Paul Bosland, a renowned pepper expert and director of the chile institute, said of the pepper's heat. Researchers were pushed by hot sauce makers, seed producers and others in the spicy foods industry to establish the average heat levels for super-hot varieties in an effort to quash unscientific claims of which peppers are actually the hottest. That's something that hadn't been done before, Bosland said. "The question was, could the Chile Pepper Institute establish the benchmark for chile heat?" he said. "Chile heat is a complex thing, and the industry doesn't like to base it on just a single fruit that's a record holder. It's too variable." The academic institute is based at the university's agriculture school and is partially funded by federal grants, as well as some industry groups depending on the project. The team planted about 125 plants of each variety — the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, the Trinidad Scorpion, the 7-pot, the Chocolate 7-pot and the Bhut Jolokia, which was a previous record-holder identified by the institute and certified by Guinness World Records in 2007. Randomly selected mature fruits from several plants within each variety were harvested, dried and ground to powder. The compounds that produce heat sensation — the capsaicinoids — were then extracted and examined. During harvesting, senior research specialist Danise Coon said she and the two students who were picking the peppers went through about four pairs of latex gloves. "The capsaicin kept penetrating the latex and soaking into the skin on our hands. That has never happened to me before," she said. Chile peppers of the same variety can vary in heat depending on environmental conditions. More stress on a plant — hotter temperatures or less water, for example — will result in hotter fruit. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion's new notoriety is already making waves in the industry and among those who love their hot, spicy foods. "As with all the previous record holders, there will be a run on seeds and plants," said Jim Duffy, a grower in San Diego who supplied the university with seeds for four of the super-hot varieties. "Like Cabbage Patch dolls right before Christmas or Beanie Babies, it's like the hot item." Not even Duffy or the researchers would dare to pop a whole Trinidad Moruga Scorpion in their mouths, but there are plenty of videos on social networking sites where heat-loving daredevils have tried. The blood flow increases and the endorphins start flowing. Their faces turn red, the sweat starts rolling, their eyes and noses water and there's a fiery sensation that spreads across their tongues and down their throats. "People actually get a crack-like rush," Duffy said. "I know the people who will eat the hottest stuff to get this rush, but they've got to go through the pain." Pepper experts said there are a handful of people who are crazy enough to subject themselves to the pain, but the rest just want to try out these super-hot peppers on their friends or make killer hot sauce — and it doesn't take a whole pepper to do that. More bang for the buck is how Bosland describes it. He said a family could buy two of the super-hot peppers to flavor their meals for an entire week. The beauty of the peppers is they're not only the hottest in the world, but they're also some of the most flavorful peppers, Duffy said. "You can make a barbeque sauce or a hot sauce at a mild to medium level using small amounts of these peppers and it will be so darn addictive that you won't want to put your spoon down," he said. "You'll want to eat and eat and eat."

Ive got an adult plant that is putting on 2 or 3 dozen of these peppers right now

guess what im smuggling to jibe this year!?!?!?!

Bring the pain!



Something tells me I'm going to be sorry...

I've read these peppers are hot enough if you eat a whole one you will hallucinate.... pepper party at jibe!!

I would like to officially retract my statement of "bring the pain"

ok so jibe what about nabx. i want some seeds.

These sound really scary lol. I've been trying to work up my tolerance to hot peppers and I just can't break to far from jalapeño peppers. I asked at the supermarket this summer for something a bit hotter and the ones I took home and barbecued made me dance around like a baby. A friend who used to collect and eat peppers said that one of his favorite peppers tasted fairly sweet and the heat wouldn't kick in till a minute or two after he ate it. It would gradually get hotter and hotter then last for a long long time afterwards. Guess you just have to get brave and tough it out if you want to be I'm the big leagues lol

Just remember- those peppers are nothing to fool around with. They can seriously hurt you.
They go out as hot as they go in.

habenero gumbo!!!!!!!!!! <3<33333
Last time I had it I bawled the whole time I was eating it.

It must have looked like someone just broke with me/last meal on earth
I cried proclaiming its awesomeness

Before you try eating one, I'd watch one of these:

" I Think I'm gonna pass out..I feel like I wanna go to the hospital.."


big guy goes big baby

"it's getting worse...feels like battery acid.."

Bill and Teds 'not cool' adventure. Dudes!!



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Source of a great, gourmet treat to some,

and source for a monstrously practical joke to everyone else! :duh:

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Originally posted by lad and source for a monstrously practical joke to everyone else! :duh:

"with great power...." You know the rest

I vowed many years ago never to prank someone with peppers... Its just too mean lol

There's actually been cases of people violently reacting to hot peppers, and in some cases their throats began to swell shut... Wu Tang peppers aint nothin; to f**k wit!! (remember that )

Yeah, I was pranked at work with a pickled habanero. The guy said it was a 'home canned' cherry pepper. I had never seen a cherry pepper with quite that shape, but I tossed it in whole and started chewing anyway. Soon I was on fire, it was so hot my glasses fogged up! That was the start of another addiction...hehehe, if you plan on parting with any seeds, U2U me!

man... i was watching those vids and i remembered something... i get BAD hiccups from raw peppers

So tell me.... If I can handle the jalapeño peppers, even after not eating them for a couple months. What should the next step be ???? I think it would be incredibly beneficial to overall health eating super hot peppers regularily. Just don't want to jump too high that I can't eat them like those ones I roasted.

So my plant is still indoors... And because of a lack of sun, its putting on little dime sized peppers, and starting to turn red... Well one such pepper turned full red today so.... Test time!


Im a big pepper fan, I like hot peppers and have a good tolerance to the heat, but holy hell! That is by far the hottest thing ive ever had! Big time up front slap, and it goes into your throat, and surrounds your entire mouth... Everything wass burning! My face went numb, my ears rang, my arms started to go numb, my nose wouldnt stop running, I was drooling , and of course my eyes were watering uncontrollably... Hyperventilating, dizzyness, and I ate it on a pretty much empty stomach, so after 5 mins in, I had a very strong urge to purge! So, apple, nuts and milk and the vomit urge went away.... 20 mins of unreal mouth burn, and now, bout 45 mins later, im kinda stoned from the dopamine response lol! But I can feel that little pepper burning in my gut....


Just wow!



Cant wait till I get some full sized ones!
I have 15 plants growing right now, so this should be the summer of fire!!

So you said the plant is indoors??? Those peppers aren't nearly as hot as they could be if grown under full sun. Be thankful for that.

Drew, you're nuts. That is all. Carry on.

:evil: My eye sockets are starting to sweat just thinking about it! I have started some habaneros, jalapenos, cayennes and anaheims for this years crop, still have a few of last years hanging dried on string in the kitchen. Recently smoke roasted a pork shoulder with a habanero rub, then pulled it down to a vat of pulled pork with habanero bbq sauce. mmmm....:piggy:

im praying for a smokin hot summer... im also building a hot box for all my little beasts


omg bob that sounds awesome!
:drool:

i'll be giving out seeds when i can.. i should have plenty by July or August

Where is the video with the skinny old dude who had to lay down after eating the peppers...?

lol that guy ate a sliver of a ghost chile and it wrecked him!!

I found it... He really looked bad.... Lol

I bet I could really grow some hot ones here! Full sun and always hot in the summer. The right amount of water would be the trick.

Ill send ya some seeds bobby, you live in one of the best pepper climates!!

You might need a misting system to bump the humidity a little if they drop blossoms... But oh baby, ive had great peppers from that part of the US


The trick to a hot pepper is a: genetics, b: to dehydrate the plant at the moment of polination... When there are blossoms, keep the watering minimal, when the oeppers start to form, back to normal watering for big juicy fruits!! C:full hot sun!

HOw do these compare to Ghost Chillies? I ate a slice of ghost once and it nearly killed me.

Ghost chile ~ 1,000,000 scoville units (.9 mil to 1.3 mil)
Scorpions~ 1,500,000 units (1.2 mil to 2 mil)

And the one I ate was prolly pretty mild

Thanks danny

Follow the spam brick road

Two surprises when i got home from JIBE...

1. UPS dinged my new kiteboard in transit, and pretty much f****d up one of the edges
(just got a call, and a new board is being made asap! So thats awesome! )
2....... :shocked2:


Im going to let it cook in some 90ish degree sun this week, and dig in this weekend! :singing: