Carolina Reaper Super

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Carolina Reaper Super
CR Super; Reaper Super; Super ReaperEdit
C-H-R-TA-9-007
C. chinense
500,000 - 1,600,000
Superhot (500,001+ SHU)
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 500,000–1,600,000 SHU (brutally hot, deep into superhot range). Associated with South Carolina, USA. Developed by Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company). Part of the Carolina Reaper family, bred by Ed Currie in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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How hot is the Carolina Reaper Super?

The Carolina Reaper Super 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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