Carolina Reaper × Scorpanero Caramel

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Carolina Reaper × Scorpanero Caramel
CR x Scorpanero Caramel; Reaper x Scorpanero Caramel; Carolina Reaper x Scorpanero CaramelEdit
C-H-A-TA-9-002
C. chinense
500,000 - 1,600,000
Superhot (500,001+ SHU)
CaramelEdit
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to caramel, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 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). A variant in Ed Currie's Reaper line from PuckerButt Pepper Company. A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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How hot is the Carolina Reaper × Scorpanero Caramel?

The Carolina Reaper × Scorpanero Caramel 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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