which pepper is the hottest ghost pepper or scottish bonnet
Scoville scale. The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spicy heat) of chili peppersâsuch as the jalapeÃ±o, the bhut jolokia, and the world's current hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaperâor other spicy foods as reported in Scoville heat units (SHU), a function of capsaicin concentration.