Red Savina powder offers between 350,000 and 577,000 heat units on the Scoville scale. The breeding of this habanero (the hottest known) allowed it to hold the title of the hottest pepper in the world for 12 years, from 1994 to 2006.
The red Savina pepper is a habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacquin), which has been selectively bred to produce a hotter, heavier and larger fruit, ultimately more powerful than its derivative (the red Caribbean habanero).
The red Savina pepper is a habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacquin), which has been selectively bred to produce a hotter, heavier and larger fruit, ultimately more powerful than its derivative (the red Caribbean habanero).