By comparison, a jalapeño only has 2,500 to 10,000 Scoville heat units, according to Colorado State University. Measured at 1.4 million to 2.2 million Scoville heat units - the scale used to measure chili pungency - Carolina Reapers are the world’s hottest pepper, according to Chili Pepper Madness. The Rancho Peñasquitos resident and Inferno Farms Hot Sauce Company founder was attempting to eat 123 Carolina Reapers to take the top spot in the League of Fire among internationally ranked chili eaters.īut after eating 44 chilis, grown locally on his farm, the 6-foot-5-inch tall Foster was brought down to his knees in a fit of expletives and tears before throwing in the towel - and throwing up the contents of his stomach in the privacy of a pop-up tent. ![]() ![]() San Diego is experiencing a heatwave this week, and so are the taste buds of Greg Foster, who ate dozens of the world’s hottest chilis in Seaport Village Saturday.
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