Carolina Reaper is a type of chili pepper that is known for its extreme spiciness. It was bred in South Carolina, USA, and was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest chili pepper in the world in 2013.
Carolina Reaper has a characteristic reaper head shape and its skin is dark red in color. The capsaicin content in this pepper ranges from 1.5 to 2.2 million Scoville heat units (SHU), which is a scale that measures the spiciness of chili peppers.