How hot is the Colombia Golden?

The Colombia Golden measures 25,000–50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 6 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Colombia Golden

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Classified as C. frutescens. Ripens to gold, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 25,000–50,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention.

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NameColombia Golden

Alternative Name(s)Colombia Gold; PI 257083

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)F-D-SM-L-5-001RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. frutescens

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)25,000 - 50,000

Heat LevelHot (15,001–100,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Gold

Pod FormLong/tapered

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

Classified as C. frutescens. Ripens to gold, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 25,000–50,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

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