Dorset Naga pepper
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| Capsicum chinense 'Dorset Naga' |
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| Heat : Exceptionally Hot (SR: 876,000-970,000) |
The Dorset Naga pepper (Capsicum chinense) is a variety of chili pepper grown in West Bexington, Dorset, England. It was claimed in March 2006 to be the world's hottest chili. It was developed by Michael and Joy Michaud from the Naga Morich or Naga jolokia chile, a 2 cm long habanero chile cultivar from Bangladesh.[1]
The pepper is roughly cone-shaped, about 2 cm wide at the shoulder and up to 4 cm long, though the size can be smaller. It is green when unripe and turns red at maturity.
It is not clear that this pepper variety is different in any significant way from the original pepper from which is was developed, Naga Jolokia. It is the second hottest pepper in the world.
[edit] Scoville rating
Samples sent to two different U.S. laboratories in early 2006 reported heat ratings of 876,000[2] and 970,000[3] Scoville units.
For comparison, the hottest chile pepper listed in the Guinness Book of Records is the Naga Jolokia pepper with a rating of 1,041,427 units. Pure capsaicin rates at 15,000,000–16,000,000 units.
[edit] References
- ^ Peppers by post: Dorset Naga. Retrieved on May 6, 2006.
- ^ Laboratory testing certificate from Southwest Bio-Labs (pdf) (2006-02-27). Retrieved on May 6, 2006.
- ^ Laboratory testing certificate from Certified Laboratories (pdf) (2006-01-12). Retrieved on May 6, 2006.
[edit] External links
- "Dorset claims world's hottest chilli", Daily Telegraph, 2006-04-01. Retrieved on July 11, 2006.
- "The chilli so hot you need gloves", The Times, 2006-04-01. Retrieved on July 11, 2006.
- "Farmers claim to grow hottest chili", TMC.net, 2006-04-01. Retrieved on July 11, 2006.
- Details and pictures of the Dorset Naga from its developers
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