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Pepper profile

Trinidad Scorpion CARDI

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

Scoville heat range

800,000 – 1,300,000 SHU

Super Hot heat level

About Trinidad Scorpion CARDI

Trinidad Scorpion CARDI is official variety from Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Rating 800,000-1,300,000 SHU offers extreme heat. Developed and maintained by CARDI in Trinidad. The official scorpion variety for research. Characteristic scorpion tail present. Used in superhot breeding programs. The heat is devastating. Important reference variety. Shows official agricultural research on superhots. Used for establishing standards.

Flavor profile

Extreme superhot

In the kitchen

Caribbean Agricultural Research Institute

Growing information

Difficulty
Difficult
Days to harvest
100-120 days
Plant height
36-48 inches

Sources

  1. Website or article PepperFriends — Lista completa delle varietà di Capsicum (opens in a new tab)

Sources are added by editors when they verify a fact. Fields without a listed source are recorded from imports or model suggestions and shown as unreviewed until checked.

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