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Attribute Carolina Black Pepper Remove Aji Charapita Remove Siling Labuyo Remove
Scoville range 50,000 – 60,000 SHU
Medium
30,000 – 50,000 SHU
Medium
80,000 – 100,000 SHU
Medium
Species — Capsicum chinense Capsicum frutescens
Origin — Peru (Amazon) Philippines
Ripe color — Yellow-Orange Red
Pod size — 0.25-0.5 inches 1-2 inches
Flavor profile — Hot heat Very hot
Culinary uses — World's most expensive, gourmet Filipino bird's eye, sinigang
Growing difficulty — Difficult Easy
Days to harvest — 100-120 days 80-90 days
Plant height — 36-48 inches 30-36 inches
Community rating — — —

Scoville values are laboratory ranges for the variety, not for an individual pod. Blank cells are not recorded; see each pepper's page for sources and review state.