Anyone who loves spicy food knows there is no such thing as too spicy even if it leads to the emergency room because someone ate a large amount of wasabi at once. But if you think what you know now is considered spicy you probably have not met this small British chili called Dragon’s Breath.
The deadly pepper was developed with the help of scientists from a university and is considered one of the spiciest in the world. Together with the researchers the plant was grown over the past seven years. According to the measurements of the researchers the spiciness of the pepper is 2.48 on the Scoville scale which is a scale for measuring the spiciness of hot peppers according to the capsaicin content in them. Capsaicin is a chemical compound that stimulates the nerve endings of the skin and the number of heat units indicates the presence of capsaicin.
Whether it enters the Guinness records or not one thing is certain it is a very deadly weapon. In fact it is so strong that it can cause anaphylactic shock to anyone who eats it. One of the developers said he tried it on the tip of his tongue and it just burned and burned within ten seconds. The intensity of the spiciness only continues to grow.
The hottest pepper in the world The developer hopes to break a Guinness record
The hope of the developer is that the deadly pepper will enter the Guinness World Records but there is strong competition. Although the hottest pepper in the world today Carolina Reaper 2 stands at 2.2 on the Scoville scale in order to enter the record book strict standards must be met and the judges will want to confirm that the measurements of the researchers are accurate. In addition to the peppers that already entered the record book there are deadly peppers that did not enter but it is said that their spiciness was measured at 3 and above on the Scoville scale.
Meant to serve as an alternative anesthetic
Beyond the fact that this tiny plant can cause great harm and even death it was originally developed to serve as an alternative to standard anesthetics since the oils that come from it are so strong that they can cause numbness of the skin. According to the developer the pepper was created because many people are allergic to anesthetics and the pepper can be placed on the skin because it is so strong that it numbs the sensation. If the product is approved for use it can help developing countries that cannot afford anesthetic materials.
In the meantime we will settle for other types of spicy peppers which as far as is known do not cause any health damage.