Red Primero Habanero

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Red Primero Habanero
Hab Red Primero; Habañero Red Primero; Habanero Red PrimeroEdit
C-H-R-7-249
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart. Associated with Yucatán, Mexico. A member of the broad habanero family, domesticated thousands of years ago on the Yucatán Peninsula.

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How hot is the Red Primero Habanero?

The Red Primero Habanero 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).

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