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The Infinity chilli has been declared to be hotter than the Bhut
Jolokia chilli, the former record holder, which is used by the Indian
military to make hand grenades to immobilise terrorist suspects.
Tests by Warwick University rate the Infinity chilli at 1,067,286 on
the Scoville Scale which is used to measure the heat of peppers.
The Bhut Jolokia chilli is measured at 1,041,427 ; a jalapeño
measures just 2,500 to 5,000 and weapons-grade pepper spray is
2,000,000.
The Lincs variety is named Infinity for its "never-ending"
burn and is grown by Woody Woods, 37, of Fire Foods in Grantham.
In 2006 the Dorset Naga, a chilli grown in Dorset, claimed to be the
hottest in the world, measuring a Scoville heat unit of 876,000. |
