How hot is the Dutch Habanero?

The Dutch Habanero measures 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).

Dutch Habanero

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods. Rated 100,000 SHU (hot). A member of the broad habanero family, domesticated thousands of years ago on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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NameDutch Habanero

Alternative Name(s)Hab Dutch; Habañero Dutch; Habanero Dutch

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-R-SM-H-6-024RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)100,000

Heat LevelHot (15,001–100,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Red

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionUnknown

Discoverer/BreederLandrace - Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Further InformationEdit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods. Rated 100,000 SHU (hot). A member of the broad habanero family, domesticated thousands of years ago on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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Last updated Oct 9, 2026

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