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Very hot

Red Savina pepper

Red Savina pepper is a selectively bred habanero-type Capsicum chinense developed for larger fruit and markedly higher heat. It became one of the landmark superhots of the pre-Reaper era while still keeping the fruity, intense character associated with habanero peppers.

Scoville 350,000 SHU to 577,000 SHU
Origin

California, United States

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Flavor

Tasting notes

Fruity, intense, and sharper than standard habanero

Uses

Best known for

fresh salsashot saucessuperhot cooking
Colors

Common ripening colors

redorange
Lineage

How it relates

Broader pepper: Habanero

Lineage type: selection

Parents: Habanero

Note: Available source describes Red Savina as a habanero cultivar selectively bred for hotter, larger fruit.