Hot · 125,000 – 325,000 SHU
Sun-yellow chinense heat — searing and citrusy, with a reputation that matches the name.
About the pepper
Fatalii pods are wrinkled, tapered, and electric yellow. They are Capsicum chinense like Habanero, but the flavor leans hard into lemon and passion-fruit brightness before the heat spikes.
Charts often group them with Scotch Bonnet, Red Savina, and Chocolate Habanero in the “serious chinense” tier below the million-SHU ghost class.
Also known as
Fatalii pepper
Good to know
Quick facts, trivia, and context worth knowing before you reach for the bottle.
Fact 1
Thought to derive from southern African landraces and/or transplanted Caribbean types.
Fact 2
Seeds are especially hot — sample carefully.
Fact 3
Name marketing leans ominous; flavor is nuanced until the burn lands.
Keep exploring
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Deep brown skin, smoky-sweet aroma, and chinense heat that outpaces common orange Habs.
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