African Pequín

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African Pequín
African Piquin; African Piquín; Pequin African; African PequinEdit
A-P-R-6-046
C. annuum
40,000 - 60,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
RedEdit
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Classified as C. annuum. Ripens to red, pequin/small bullet pods. Heat sits around 40,000–60,000 SHU — hot, with a lingering burn. From Mexico / SW United States. Part of the Chile Pequín/Tepin complex — tiny, fiery peppers that blur the line between wild and cultivated.

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How hot is the African Pequín?

The African Pequín measures 40,000–60,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 8 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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