The previous record holder, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper, was measured by New Mexico State University's Chile pepper Institute with a mean of more than 1.2 million Scoville Heat Units.

之前“世界上最辣的辣椒”的纪录保持者是千里达魔蝎椒，根据新墨西哥州立大学辣椒研究所的测量，千里达魔鬼毒蝎椒的平均辣度为120多万。

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Mr. Bosland claims to have broken the two million Scoville mark in February 2012 with his Trinidad Moruga Scorpion.

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But Mr. Scott, one of the few people on Earth who has tasted both varieties, says the Moruga Scorpion is clearly hotter.

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