How hot is the Hot Paper Lantern?

The Hot Paper Lantern measures 300,000–400,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 50 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Hot Paper Lantern

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A C. chinense variety. Ripens to red, wedge/lantern pods. Clocks in at 300,000–400,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory.

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NameHot Paper Lantern

Alternative Name(s)Paper Lantern; Paper Lantern Red

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-R-SM-W-8-001RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)300,000 - 400,000

Heat LevelVery Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Red

Pod FormWedge

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

A C. chinense variety. Ripens to red, wedge/lantern pods. Clocks in at 300,000–400,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

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