Thai Hot Ornamental

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Thai Hot Ornamental
Thai Chile Hot OrnamentalEdit
A-P-R-6-030
C. annuum
50,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
RedEdit
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A member of the C. annuum group. Ripens to red, pequin/small bullet pods. Heat sits around 50,000–100,000 SHU — hot, with a lingering burn. From Thailand. Bred primarily for visual display rather than culinary use, though most ornamentals are edible and quite hot.

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How hot is the Thai Hot Ornamental?

The Thai Hot Ornamental measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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