Trinidad Scorpion Chili Pepper

The Scoville Heat Unit Comparison

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The Scoville Heat Unit of the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T is over 1,400,000. The Scoville Heat Unit or SHU is how peppers are rated for the amount of heat they have. The Butch T has the highest and it isn’t recommended to be eaten raw or whole. To get an idea of how hot a Trinidad Scorpion Butch T actually is you should compare it to other hot peppers.  One hot pepper that many people have eaten and cried over is the Habanero Pepper. The SHU of a habanero is around 300,000. Now just imagine what a pepper like the Scorpion would be like to eat. As you can probably imagine the amount of pain from the burning heat would be nearly impossible to stand.

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Uses for a Trinidad Scorpion

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The Capsicum that comes from a Trinidad scorpion pepper is used to make topical creams to aid in muscle aches and arthritis pain. It has also been used to treat Shingles.  Some forms of psoriasis can be treated with capsicum. It will take away the inflammation and itching. If you have a stuffy nose you could try to eat a Trinidad  scorpion to get your sinuses to drain. This will happen if you eat them. Besides medical uses, the Trinidad Scorpion will make the hottest hot sauce possible. Hot sauce can be used on different dishes to add a kick and to flavor them. Some people have even used the Trinidad Scorpion to lose weight. It will cause you to burn more calories. Many people eat them for the endorphin rush which can give you a feeling of euphoria.

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Growing Your Own Trinidad Scorpion Peppers

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The Trinidad scorpion is not an animal with a stinger if that is the assumption you have made. It is actually a hot pepper. At 2012 Guinness declared the Scorpion Pepper as the hottest pepper in the world. Although the original Trinidad scorpion was a product of Trinidad, in the Caribbean, the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T was first grown in Australia.