![]() The Carolina Reapers we grew this season took about 5 months or 150 days to produce pepper pods. Under the right conditions, Carolina Reapers can grow in 90 – 100 days, but sometimes it can take longer. Ghost peppers take around 4 – 6 months to grow and start producing pepper pods. Ghost Peppersīoth Carolina Reapers and Ghost Peppers take similar amounts of time to grow. ![]() Photo by Spicy Trio Growth Rates of Carolina Reapers vs. Carolina Reapers have an amazing deep shade of red when fully ripe. While the original version of the Carolina Reaper was a fiery red, you can now get both of these peppers in a variety of different colors that range from yellow, orange, and chocolate brown depending on the variety grown. Some say the tail resembles a scorpion- a sure warning of the heat!Ī Ghost Pepper has a shape similar to an oblong cone, it’s gnarled a bit like the Carolina Reaper but doesn’t have the same characteristic stinger on the end of the pepper. The Carolina Reaper is also exceptional-as this pepper develops a tail! You won’t find this tail-like appendage on many other peppers. The top of this pepper is symmetrical and round. To identify Carolina Reapers, look for a gnarled look with lumpy, bumpy, red skin. However, the shape is the easiest way to distinguish the two peppers. Ghost Peppers are slightly larger than Reapers, with a length of 2.4 to 3.3 inches (6-8.3cm) and a Carolina Reaper is 2 to 3 inches (5 – 7.6cm) long. One way you can tell the difference between the Carolina Reaper and the Ghost Pepper is their size. While both peppers have intense heat, they are both quite flavorful peppers, if you can overcome the spice! Carolina Reaper vs. Instead of waiting around 30 seconds to feel the burn, the Carolina Reaper pepper’s spice hits you in about 10 seconds. From my experience, I’d say the spiciness kicks in faster than the Ghost Pepper. The Carolina Reaper has a sweet fruity flavor profile like the Ghost Pepper. When eating the Ghost Pepper, you’ll first taste the fruity sweetness of the pepper, then after about 30 seconds, you’ll feel an intense spicy pain come over your mouth and throat. The Ghost Pepper has a sweet and fruity flavor. The Carolina Reaper ranges on a blistering scale between 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville heat units making it officially the hottest pepper in the world.Īs for the Ghost Pepper, it ranges between 855,000 to 1,041,000 SHU on the Scoville heat scale. In fact, the Ghost Pepper is so hot that the Indian military used them for weapons development. The two peppers are so hot that it’s best to wear gloves when cutting them. Since both peppers are so hot, it can be quite difficult to accurately tell the difference in heat between these two peppers! ![]() Photo by Spicy Trio Heat Level Difference Between Carolina Reaper and Ghost PeppersĬarolina Reapers have twice the level of heat compared to the Ghost Pepper. This was my first harvest from my Carolina Reaper plant. There are also differences in their taste, color, size, shape, and origin. ![]() However, Carolina Reaper’s heat level is double that of Ghost Peppers. These two peppers pack a punch, and if you can’t tell them apart, you may be in for a fiery experience you won’t soon forget! Differentiating these two types of peppers tends to be a challenge among many people, but there are distinct differences between these peppers.Ĭarolina Reapers and Ghost Peppers are both extremely hot. ![]()
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