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Pepper from the U.S. recognized as the most severe in the world

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Until recently, the pepper varieties Trinidad Moruga Scorpion was known as the most critical in the world chili.But more recently, the Guinness book got pepper Carolina Reaper of South Carolina (USA). Ed Curry raised him from the company PuckerButt Pepper. Sharpness of pepper was 2.2 million units on the Scoville scale, reports Kedem. This is equivalent to pungency of pepper spray.