The hottest ghost pepper is 416 times hotter than the mildest jalapeno pepper, which averages about 5,000 Scoville Heat Units on the Scoville Scale, and about 208 times hotter than the average jalapeno pepper and about 3 times hotter than the hottest habanero pepper.

That said, eating them in moderation can be good for you, as chili peppers offer all sorts of health benefits. If you are allergic to something not covered by the 14 allergens, please check the ingredients list carefully. The ghost pepper (aka the Bhut Jolokia) is one of the hottest peppers in the world, topping over 1 Million Scoville Heat Units.We recommend taking precautions when handling them: avoid contact with eyes, wear gloves at all times when handling and wear a dust/vapour mask if you are grinding or rehydrating and reducing to a paste.

As a small, family run business, we cannot afford to do this, so instead we provide as much information as we can. It increases perspiration, reduces pain sensitivity, and stimulates the circulatory and digestive systems. I personally enjoy them for their fruitiness and the fact that the peppers don't sting you with heat like a scorpion pepper (see this superhot - Trinidad Moruga Scorpion). You might consider growing them in a greenhouse where you can control temperature and humidity more directly. Bhut Jolokia can need a little extra help with pollination either by hand-pollinating and/or placing near to a Habanero type chilli pepper.The name bhüt jolokia (ভুট জলকীয়া) means 'Bhutanese pepper' in Assamese; the first element bhüt, meaning 'Bhutan', was mistakenly confused for a near- homonym bhut (ভুত) meaning 'ghost'. In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.