Overview of the Red Chile Breeding Program at NMSU

‘Trinidad Moruga Scorpion’

• Recently un-crowned hottest chile pepper on
  record


• 2,009,231 SHU
  (vs. 1,578,548 SHU for ‘Bhut Jolokia’ and
  approx. 300,000 SHU for Habaneros)


• New record holder
  ‘Carolina Reaper’
  at approx. 2.4 mil SHU