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Carolina Reaper Purple Peach

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Carolina Reaper Purple Peach
CR Purple Peach; Carolina Reaper Purple Salmon; Purple Peach Reaper; Reaper Purple PeachEdit
C-T-TA-H-9-003RegisteredHow UPN works
500,000 - 1,600,000
Peach/Salmon/PastelEdit
Habanero-typeEdit
USAEdit
Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company)Edit
PurpleEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to peach/salmon/pastel, habanero-type pods, with tail. Clocks in at 500,000–1,600,000 SHU — brutally hot, deep into superhot range. Associated with South Carolina, USA. From the work of Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company). Part of the Carolina Reaper family, bred by Ed Currie in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

How hot is the Carolina Reaper Purple Peach?

The Carolina Reaper Purple Peach measures 500,000–1,600,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 200 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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