Lemon Ghost Pepper

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Lemon Ghost Pepper
Bhut Jolokia Lemon; Lemon Bhut JolokiaEdit
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C. chinense
400,000 - 850,000
Superhot (500,001+ SHU)
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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to yellow, habanero-type pods, with warty/bumpy. Clocks in at 400,000–850,000 SHU — extremely hot, in superhot territory. Associated with India / Bangladesh. Part of the Ghost/Bhut pepper family from Northeast India, the first peppers to break 1 million SHU.

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How hot is the Lemon Ghost Pepper?

The Lemon Ghost Pepper measures 400,000–850,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 110 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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