NuMex Nematador Cayenne

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NuMex Nematador Cayenne
NuMex Nematador; Cayenne NuMex Nematador; NMSU Nematador CayenneEdit
A-L-R-5-047
C. annuum
30,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
RedEdit
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This C. annuum cultivar. Ripens to red, long/tapered pods. Clocks in at 30,000–50,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention. Roots trace to New Mexico, USA. From the work of NMSU Chile Pepper Institute. Part of NMSU's NuMex breeding program, which has released dozens of improved New Mexico chile varieties.

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How hot is the NuMex Nematador Cayenne?

The NuMex Nematador Cayenne 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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