Hot Lemon Habanero

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Hot Lemon Habanero

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Hot Lemon Habanero
Hab Hot Lemon; Habañero Hot Lemon; Lemon Habañero Hot; Habanero Hot LemonEdit
B-H-Y-5-001
C. baccatum
30,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
YellowEdit
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A C. chinense variety. Ripens to yellow, habanero-type pods. Clocks in at 100,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart. From Yucatán, Mexico. A member of the broad habanero family, domesticated thousands of years ago on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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How hot is the Hot Lemon Habanero?

The Hot Lemon Habanero measures 30,000–50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 6 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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