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Pepper profile

Adjuma

Origin
Suriname
Ripe color
Yellow
Pod size
1-2 inches

Scoville heat range

100,000 – 500,000 SHU

Hot heat level

About Adjuma

Adjuma is extremely hot Surinamese chinense. Rating 100,000-500,000 SHU offers extreme heat. Extremely wrinkled appearance. Used in Surinamese cooking. The fruity flavor beneath serious heat. Important in Surinamese cuisine. Very productive plants. The wrinkled texture is distinctive. Popular in Netherlands. Essential Surinamese variety.

Flavor profile

Extremely hot

In the kitchen

Surinamese superhot, wrinkled

Growing information

Difficulty
Moderate
Days to harvest
90-100 days
Plant height
36-48 inches

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