A new chilli sauce goes on sale today that is so hot it could KILL.<\/p>\n
Ultra-concentrated 16 Million Reserve is the hottest science can make. The sauce is 30 times hotter than the spiciest pepper and 8,000 times more fiery than Tabasco.<\/p>\n
Diners must sign a disclaimer recommending protective gloves and eye wear but even sweating testers in safety gear were blinded by tears for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Just 999 bottles of it are on sale at each.<\/p>\n
Medical experts fear it could kill asthmatics or hospitalise a user who touches a sensitive part of the body afterwards.<\/p>\n
It is made of pure capsaicin, the chemical that makes peppers hot. It takes tons of peppers to make 1lb of capsaicin.<\/p>\n
Creator Blair Lazar, 35, specialises in extreme food in New Jersey, US. After trying it, he said: Its like having your tongue hit with a hammer. Man, it hurt.<\/p>\n
The sauce is named after its score on the chilli heat measure, the Scoville Unit.<\/p>\n
Reserve scores 16 million units, while a Red Savina, the worlds spiciest pepper, measures just 570,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A new chilli sauce goes on sale today that is so hot it could KILL. Ultra-concentrated 16 Million Reserve is the hottest science can make. The sauce is 30 times hotter than the spiciest pepper and 8,000 times more fiery than Tabasco. Diners must sign a disclaimer recommending protective gloves and eye wear but even…<\/p>\n