Habanero Mellow

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Habanero Mellow
Hab Mellow; Habañero MellowEdit
C-H-O-7-061
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
OrangeEdit
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to black, habanero-type pods. Packs 100,000–350,000 SHU (very hot, not for the faint of heart). Associated with Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

How hot is the Habanero Mellow?

The Habanero Mellow 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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