Aji Marchant

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Aji Marchant
Ají MarchantEdit
B-L-R-5-038
C. baccatum
10,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
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This C. baccatum cultivar. Ripens to red, long/tapered pods. Packs 10,000–50,000 SHU (solid heat — enough to make you pay attention). Roots trace to South America. Aji varieties are the backbone of South American pepper culture, particularly in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

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How hot is the Aji Marchant?

The Aji Marchant measures 10,000–50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 6 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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