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Medium

10 Ton

100,000 – 325,000 SHU

Productive habanero-type with serious heat and fruity flavor.

📍 USA (hybrid) View 10 Ton
Super Hot

7 Pot Red

1,000,000 – 1,350,000 SHU

Classic Trinidadian superhot that can spice seven pots - extreme heat.

📍 Trinidad and Tobago View 7 Pot Red
Hot

Adjuma

100,000 – 500,000 SHU

Extremely wrinkled Surinamese superhot with intense heat.

📍 Suriname View Adjuma
Medium

Ají Amarillo

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Essential Peruvian pepper with unique fruity flavor and moderate heat.

📍 Peru View Ají Amarillo

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