Tabasco × Lemon Drop

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Tabasco × Lemon Drop
Tabasco x Lemon DropEdit
F-P-Y-5-003
C. frutescens
30,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
YellowEdit
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This C. frutescens cultivar. Ripens to yellow, pequin/small bullet pods. Packs 30,000–50,000 SHU (solid heat — enough to make you pay attention). Roots trace to South America. Bred by Peru (Ají Limón). A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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How hot is the Tabasco × Lemon Drop?

The Tabasco × Lemon Drop 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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