St. Lucia Island Habanero

Entry Completeness90%
St. Lucia Island Habanero placeholder image
St. Lucia Island Habanero
Hab St. Lucia Island; Habañero St. Lucia Island; Habanero St. Lucia IslandEdit
C-H-R-7-765
C. chinense
100,000 - 350,000
Very Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)
RedEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to black, habanero-type pods. Heat sits around 100,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart. From Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

LinksEdit Edit

How hot is the St. Lucia Island Habanero?

The St. Lucia Island 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).

Was this helpful? WikiPepper is free, ad-free, and community-run.

Support WikiPepper
Chat with Artie!