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Attribute Carolina Reaper Pepper Remove Jays Peach Ghost Scorpion Remove Dragon’s Breath Remove
Scoville range 1,400,000 – 2,200,000 SHU
Super Hot
880,000 – 1,001,304 SHU
Super Hot
2,480,000 SHU
Super Hot
Species — Capsicum chinense Capsicum chinense
Origin — USA (hybrid) UK
Ripe color — Peach Red
Pod size — 2-3 inches 2-3 inches
Flavor profile — Extreme heat with sweet peach notes Extremely hot
Culinary uses — Extreme hot sauces, collector variety UK superhot, medical research
Growing difficulty — Difficult Difficult
Days to harvest — 100-120 days 100-120 days
Plant height — 36-48 inches 36-48 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.