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Adjuma

Adjuma is a Surinamese Capsicum chinense pepper with squat, bell-like pods that usually ripen red or yellow. It delivers fruity, floral heat and is often confused in the market with Madame Jeanette, habanero, or Scotch bonnet.

Scoville 100,000 SHU to 500,000 SHU

Species Capsicum chinense

Origin

Suriname

Flavor

Tasting notes

Fruity, floral, and full-bodied

Uses

Best known for

fresh saucesSurinamese dishespepper pastes

Colors

Common ripening colors

redyellow

Also called

Aliases

adjoemaaji umbaojemma

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Adjuma

500,000 SHU peak heat

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