![]() ![]() Three troopers on our staff braved the chip - and the camera - for this review: photographer Robin Buckson, local editor Kevin Hardy, and designer/copy editor Alyssa Flynn.īuckson, who said the hottest thing she'd eaten was a jalapeño (up to 5,000 Scoville heat units), said the chip looked harmless but smelled "regretful. ![]() The Carolina reaper pepper itself has 2.2 million Scoville heat units, compared to a habanero, which has up to 350,000 units. The Scoville scale is a measure of the 'hotness' of a chili pepper or anything derived from chili peppers. It's verified non-GMO and is gluten-free. The "deadly chip" is made with ground corn, canola oil, Carolina Reaper Pepper, ghost pepper, sea salt, chipotle pepper powder and yeast extract. We decided to recruit sacrifice some brave souls in our newsroom and try it out. Tou & Mai in Midtown is also carrying them while supplies last for $8.99 a chip. In less than a month, the chips are completely sold out on Paqui's website and Amazon. To promote the release, the Austin-based company launched a marketing stunt that sacrifices human taste buds in the process. Tortilla chip-maker Paqui released the second version of its famous Carolina Reaper chip in the beginning of October, which reportedly packs 25 percent more spiciness than the last chip. ![]()
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