How hot is the Green Chinense?

The Green Chinense measures 300,000–1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 130 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Green Chinense

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to green, habanero-type pods. Packs 100,000–2,000,000 SHU (brutally hot, deep into superhot range).

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NameGreen Chinense

Alternative Name(s)None yet

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-G-SM-H-8-004RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)300,000 - 1,000,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Green/Mustard

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to green, habanero-type pods. Packs 100,000–2,000,000 SHU (brutally hot, deep into superhot range).

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

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