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Pepper profile

Scotch Bonnet – TFM

Origin
Trinidad
Ripe color
Red-Orange
Pod size
1-2 inches

Scoville heat range

200,000 – 400,000 SHU

Hot heat level

About Scotch Bonnet – TFM

Scotch Bonnet TFM (Trinidad Perfume x Moruga) is extremely hot hybrid. Rating 200,000-400,000 SHU makes it significantly hotter than standard Scotch bonnet. Cross breeding has created superhot Scotch bonnet. The heat is crushing compared to regular version. Maintains some Caribbean flavor beneath extreme heat. Used in extreme hot sauce production. The heat can rival some superhots. Not for beginners – this is serious heat. Represents modern hot pepper breeding. Shows how far Scotch bonnet genetics can be pushed.

Flavor profile

Extremely hot

In the kitchen

Extreme Caribbean hot sauces, challenges

Growing information

Difficulty
Difficult
Days to harvest
95-105 days
Plant height
24-36 inches

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