Pimenta de Paolo Black × Cayenne Golden

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Pimenta de Paolo Black × Cayenne Golden
Pimenta de Paolo Black x Cayenne Gold; Pimenta de Paolo Black x Cayenne GoldenEdit
C-L-D-5-002
C. chinense
30,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
GoldEdit
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to gold, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 30,000–50,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention. From Brazil. Cayenne types are long, thin-walled drying peppers — the workhorses of the global spice trade. A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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How hot is the Pimenta de Paolo Black × Cayenne Golden?

The Pimenta de Paolo Black × Cayenne Golden 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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