HabaReaper Habanero

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HabaReaper Habanero
Hab HabaReaper; Habanero HabaCarolina Reaper; Habañero HabaReaper; Habanero HabaReaperEdit
C-H-K-TA-7-001
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
BlackEdit
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A member of the C. chinense group. Ripens to black, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 100,000–350,000 SHU (very hot, not for the faint of heart). From Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the Carolina Reaper family, bred by Ed Currie in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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How hot is the HabaReaper Habanero?

The HabaReaper Habanero 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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