Dark Thai Medium

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Dark Thai Medium
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A-P-R-6-054
C. annuum
50,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
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This C. annuum cultivar. Ripens to black, pequin/small bullet pods. Rates 50,000–100,000 SHU, which means hot, with a lingering burn. Associated with Thailand. Part of the Thai pepper tradition — compact, productive plants with serious heat for their size.

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How hot is the Dark Thai Medium?

The Dark Thai Medium measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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