Scoville Units: 577,000

The Red Savina pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chile, which has been selectively bred to produce hotter, heavier, and larger fruit. It is also commonly known as the Dominican Devil’s Tongue Pepper or the Ball of Fire Pepper in Guyana.

Samples of Red Savina have been measured as high as 577,000 Scoville units, however many chilli enthusiasts growing the Red Savina have been unable to reach this level of heat, even with certified Red Savina seed. The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, conducted an extensive field trial to test the Red Savina. In this scientific growth trial the Red Savina was unable to reach 250,000 scoville units.