African Bird Orange

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African Bird Orange
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A-P-O-6-011
C. annuum
50,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
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This C. frutescens cultivar. Ripens to orange, pequin/small bullet pods. Rates 50,000–100,000 SHU, which means hot, with a lingering burn. Associated with Africa. A bird pepper — small, hot, and spread by birds who can't taste capsaicin. Found across the Americas.

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How hot is the African Bird Orange?

The African Bird Orange measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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