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Carolina Reaper × Moruga Yellow

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Carolina Reaper × Moruga Yellow
CR x Moruga Yellow; Reaper x Moruga Yellow; Carolina Reaper x Moruga YellowEdit
C-Y-TA-H-9-002ProvisionalHow UPN works
500,000 - 1,400,000
YellowEdit
Habanero-typeEdit
Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company)Edit
Green/MustardEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to yellow, habanero-type pods, with tail. Heat sits around 500,000–1,400,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory. Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. From the work of Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company). A variant in Ed Currie's Reaper line from PuckerButt Pepper Company. A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

How hot is the Carolina Reaper × Moruga Yellow?

The Carolina Reaper × Moruga Yellow measures 500,000–1,400,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 180 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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