Habanero Maya

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Habanero Maya
Hab Maya; Habañero MayaEdit
C-H-O-7-054
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
OrangeEdit
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A member of the C. chinense group. Ripens to black, habanero-type pods. Heat sits around 100,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart. Roots trace to Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

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How hot is the Habanero Maya?

The Habanero Maya measures 100,000–350,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 45 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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