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Orange Habanero

Orange Habanero is a classic orange-fruited habanero pod type associated especially with the Yucatan and used as a benchmark for aroma, flavor, and high heat in breeding work. A 2015 New Mexico State comparison trial reported average heat around 301,452 SHU.

Scoville 301,452 SHU
Species Capsicum chinense
Origin

Southern Mexico

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Orange Habanero is a classic orange-fruited habanero pod type associated especially with the Yucatan and used as a benchmark for aroma, flavor, and high heat in breeding work. A 2015 New Mexico State comparison trial reported average heat around 301,452 SHU.

Colors

Common ripening colors

orangegreen
Lineage

How it relates

Broader pepper: Habanero

Lineage type: selection

Parents: Habanero

Note: The source describes Orange Habanero as a habanero pod type used as the recurrent parent in the development of NuMex Trick-or-Treat.