How hot is the Broadhead Orange?

The Broadhead Orange measures 1,500,000–2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 250 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Broadhead Orange

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Orange color variant of Broadhead. Cross of Bhut Jolokia (Ghost) × Carolina Reaper × Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. Breeder: Poppa Pepper. Classified as C. chinense.

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NameBroadhead Orange

Alternative Name(s)None yet

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-O-TAWR-H-9-001RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)1,500,000 - 2,000,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Orange

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionTrinidad & Tobago

Discoverer/BreederPoppa Pepper

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

Orange color variant of Broadhead. Cross of Bhut Jolokia (Ghost) × Carolina Reaper × Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. Breeder: Poppa Pepper. Classified as C. chinense.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026