How hot is the Madame Jeanette?

The Madame Jeanette 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).

Madame Jeanette

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 125,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart.

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NameMadame Jeanette

Alternative Name(s)Habanero Madame Jeanette Yellow; Hab Madame Jeanette Yellow; Habañero Madame Jeanette Yellow; Suriname Yellow; Suriname Yellow (related); Madame Jeanette Yellow; Habanero Madame Jeanette

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-H-Y-7-081

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)100,000 - 350,000

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

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Yellow

Further InformationEdit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 125,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart.

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