Capsaicin is the compound that gives hot peppers their burning sensation, and the average jalapeño pepper might reach up to 8,000 Scoville heat units. But the pepper powder on the Level 5 peanuts of this Challenge are a whole other story. They reach a scorching 16 million Scoville units. Ingredients: Jumbo XL Virginia Peanuts, Pure Cane Sugar, Carolina Reaper Peppers, 7-Pot Primo Peppers, Peppers (Datil, West Indies Scotch Bonnet, Ghost (Bhut Jolokia), 7-Pot Brain Strain, 7-Pot Douglah, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion), 16M SHU Pure All Natural Capsaicin Crystals, Sea Salt, Spice.

While there are severe health risks for kids with specific allergies and respiratory conditions like asthma, capsaicin side effects can be serious in many people. Researchers exploring whether capsaicin might have potential use in cancer therapy recently noted the issues with ingestion. “Oral use of capsaicin is associated with side effects such as stomach cramps, nausea, a burning sensation in the gut and gastrointestinal irritation,” they wrote. Eye irritation is also well-documented. WARNING – Before buying this product please read our Hot Sauce Disclaimer and the official Blazing Foods / Death Nuts Disclaimer. Level 5 – Triple shot of Carolina Reaper Peppers, a double shot of Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Peppers, the explosive 7-Pot Primo Pepper, and our all-new 16 million Scoville Capsaicin Crystals Sanchez Aguirre was relieved her serious reaction resolved, and felt fortunate to head home to her own sons, who are in the 4th and 5th grades. “I am grateful it was me who had to deal with the anaphylaxis; I can’t imagine if a child was going through that.” Single Player – LOF points will be awarded for eating ALL the nuts or HALF the nuts from an UNOPENED box!The student handed out the peanuts as he and others began heading into Sanchez Aguirre’s class. At first, she didn’t know what was going on. “One little boy told me his eyes really hurt. Then the boy who brought in these peanuts said his eyes hurt and he was really rubbing his face.” More children streamed in, hunching over with stomach pain. At least one needed to throw up. I try to have a culture of safety in my class,” says Sanchez Aguirre. “So if there’s an emergency I want them to tell me what’s going on, and they did come to me. I know it’s really easy to be upset with kids doing pranks, but safety first. It has to be our priority.” Players – LOF points will be awarded to EACH player eating HALF the nuts each from the SAME UNOPENED box!

Level 4 – Double shot of Carolina Reaper Peppers, a double shot of 7-Pot Brain Strain & Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Peppers At Allergic Living, we agree with the teacher’s view that it’s important for both educators and parents to keep the lines of communication open with kids and teens. She thinks parents should speak to them about these heat challenges, that they can be dangerous, and why they aren’t for minors and don’t belong at school. As Andrea Sanchez Aguirre’s sixth-grade students began streaming into her classroom late morning on May 13, several began doubling over or scratching at their eyes. Some said, “Miss, my stomach really hurts.” Each level starts with a base peanut made using a dose of Carolina Reaper to establish consistent flavor and heat. Then we perform 5 additional steps to make each level unique and progressively hotter with a load of the world’s hottest peppers. All small-batch and handcrafted to ensure consistency and quality.

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After 40 minutes, the class ended and Sanchez Aguirre walked her students toward the cafeteria for lunch. She was coughing and soon wheezing and felt dizzy. It was confusing. “I thought, ‘I’m not allergic to peanuts.’ And I eat spicy food, too.” The set includes one Death Nut Challenge Version 2.0, one 6 ounce bag of our insanely delicious Jumbo XL Carolina Reaper Peanuts and a limited edition “I Survived The Death Nut Challenge” T-Shirt. Simply choose your preferred heat level for the Carolina Reaper Peanuts and a T-Shirt size. You asked for it so Blazing Foods delivered. New peppers, improved flavor variations, triple the peanuts, and a totally new Level 5 Deathnut! The Deathnut is made with a new super-hot pepper distillate that is spray-dried into a powder form delivering a whopping 16,000,000 Scoville Heat Units. New peppers, improved flavor variations, triple the peanuts, and a totally new Level 5 Death Nut! The Death Nut is made with a new super-hot pepper distillate that is spray-dried into a powder form delivering 16,000,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Though they’re meant for adults, kids commonly hear about such challenges, since they’ve gone viral on YouTube and TikTok. In the past few years, there have been an increasing number of hot pepper challenges, such as extreme heat candy challenges and the One Chip Challenge. Six of 30 kids in Sanchez Aguirre’s class needed to go see the nurse. One had to be escorted, as he was having trouble seeing. The teacher is convinced the health issues with the children related to capsaicin in the hot pepper powder. James W: hot hot hot! Too much fun though we had a group of 5 take it down… we laughed, we cried and celebrated victory. Gotta say the bagged peanuts are smokin hot and delicious. Earlier in 2022, the One Chip Challenge sent three California students to hospital, and that high school banned the product from the premises.

She headed to the nurse’s office, arriving with considerable breathing difficulty. She also had hives on her chest, and began vomiting profusely. The teacher used one of her epinephrine auto-injectors, and the nurse hurried to call the ambulance. The EMTs arrived, gave her oxygen and more medication for anaphylaxis, and took her off to the hospital. She recovered, but was monitored for hours. It’s called the “Death Nut Challenge” since by level 5, the participant is consuming a peanut coated in Carolina Reaper pepper plus Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper. The Carolina Reaper is rated the hottest pepper on the planet. Lessons from the Death Nut Challenge Incident Soon she would feel far worse than her students. In fact, Sanchez Aguirre would suffer anaphylaxis, and an ambulance would take her to the hospital. She does worry that if there had been a child with a peanut allergy in the class that student could have ingested the powder. “There’s such little known about such extreme heat in addition to a peanut. I feel that those in combination could be a disaster waiting to happen.” A caring teacher, Sanchez Aguirre isn’t angry at the middle schoolers involved. She thinks they just didn’t have a clue what they were getting into with the Death Nut Challenge. She warns other parents and educators to be aware that these risk-taking contests are popular and widespread, and falling into increasingly younger hands.