White Reaper chilli is an extremely hot chilli pepper from the Capsicum chinense family, typically seen as a pale ivory, cream, or ghostly white version of the better-known Carolina Reaper lineage.<\/p>\n
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It isn\u2019t a formally standardised supermarket cultivar, but rather a grower-selected or hybrid superhot variety derived from Reaper-type genetics, bred for both extreme heat and unusual coloration.<\/p>\n
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In terms of heat, it sits in the \u201csuperhot\u201d category, often estimated around 1,000,000 to 2,000,000+ Scoville Heat Units (SHU) depending on the specific strain and growing conditions. That puts it on par with other extreme peppers like the Carolina Reaper and some Trinidad scorpion variants.<\/p>\n
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The pods are usually:<\/p>\n
Wrinkled, gnarled, and heavily textured (typical of superhot chinense types)<\/p>\n
Pale white to ivory when ripe, sometimes with slight yellowing or blush<\/p>\n
Thin-walled but packed with capsaicin oil glands<\/p>\n
Flavour-wise, it starts with a slightly fruity, citrus-like sweetness, but this is quickly overwhelmed by an intense, lingering heat that builds rapidly and can be very aggressive even for experienced chilli eaters.<\/p>\n
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Like other ultra-hot peppers, it\u2019s mainly used in:<\/p>\n
Extreme hot sauces<\/p>\n
Small-batch chilli extracts<\/p>\n
Competitive chilli challenges (in tiny amounts only)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
White Reaper chilli is an extremely hot chilli pepper from the Capsicum chinense family, typically seen as a pale ivory, cream, or ghostly white version of the better-known Carolina Reaper lineage. It isn\u2019t a formally standardised supermarket cultivar, but rather a grower-selected or hybrid superhot variety derived from Reaper-type genetics, bred for both extreme […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[18],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-112","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fresh-chillies","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=112"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=112"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstlightchilli.co.uk\/shop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}