Aji Umba Yellow

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Aji Umba Yellow
Ají Umba Yellow; Ojemma YellowEdit
C-L-O-7-002
C. chinense
250,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
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A C. chinense type. Ripens to yellow, long/tapered pods. Rates 10,000–50,000 SHU, which means 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 Umba Yellow?

The Aji Umba Yellow measures 250,000–350,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 45 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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