Scotch bonnet
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This article is about the variety of chili pepper. For other uses, see Scotch bonnet (disambiguation).
Scotch bonnet (also known as Bonney peppers, or Caribbean red peppers)[1] is a variety of chili pepper named for its supposed resemblance to a Scottish tam o' shanter bonnet.[2][3] It is ubiquitous in West Africa and the Caribbean.
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Scotch bonnet | |
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Species | Capsicum chinense |
Cultivar | 'Scotch Bonnet' |
Heat | Very hot |
Scoville scale | 100,000-350,000 SHU |
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Like the closely related habanero, Scotch bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville units.[4] For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000. A completely sweet variety of Scotch bonnet, cachucha, is grown on some Caribbean islands.[citation needed]