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Habanero Pepper Heat Scale

Habanero Pepper Heat Scale - Best Habanero Seeds

Habanero Pepper Heat Scale

Our Habanero seeds grow Habaneros that range from 0 to 450,000 Scovilles. That's right, we have two no-heat Habaneros that pack all the great fruity flavor of Habaneros but without heat so they're considered sweet peppers. Our classic Orange Habanero Seeds produce pods that have around 250,000 Scovilles. Get our hottest Habanero with our newer Yellow Caribbean Habanero seeds which produce pods with 450,000 Scovilles. Our second runner up is our Red Caribbean Habanero which has 400,000 units.  


Orange Habanero Seeds - pretty, tasty and HOT!

Is the Habanero the hottest pepper?

Nope! Habaneros are quite hot but they are not the hottest peppers in the world. However, they USED to be – in 1999, the habanero was listed by Guinness World Records as the world's hottest chili! But several peppers have beat their record since including super-hot varieties like the Ghost Peppers or the former champ Carolina Reaper. The latest Guinness world-record holder, Pepper X, beat Carolina Reaper's record in 2023 – but you can't grow the Pepper X as the breeder, Ed Currie, is not offering the seeds for sale. 

 

Could this be the best hot sauce ever?! Maybe. 
Try our Habanero Hot Sauce Recipe!

No-Heat Habaneros

These Habanadas shown above have no heat but pack all the great flavor of Habaneros so they are great to cut down the heat of a Habanero salsa or hot sauce – we like to add a few of these with hot Habaneros to provide tons of flavor but not as much heat. 

 

What is hotter than habanero? Here are some of our favorites we carry

What is hotter than habanero?

There are several peppers that are hotter than Habaneros if you're looking for extra hot heat. They include:

Bhut jolokia Yellow 800,000
Tombstone Ghost Pepper 1,000,000
Tasmanian Ghost Pepper 1,100,000
Bhut Jolokia Red 1,041,427
Naga Morich 1,300,000
Trinidad 7 Pot Red Giant 1,300,000
Trinidad Scorpion 1,400,000
Carolina Reaper 1,500,000 - 2,000,000

 

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