Black Habanero

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Black Habanero

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Black Habanero
Congo Black; Hab Black; Habañero BlackEdit
C-H-B-7-047
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
Brown/ChocolateEdit
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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to black, habanero-type pods. Clocks in at 100,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart. Roots trace to Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

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How hot is the Black Habanero?

The Black Habanero measures 100,000–350,000 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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