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Dried Carolina Reaper Yellow Pepper

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[Capsicum chinense] Dried Carolina Reaper Yellow pepper, golden twin of the world's hottest chili.

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Dried Carolina Reaper Yellow Pepper

Dried Carolina Reaper Yellow Pepper is the dried version of the yellow variant of Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest certified chili pepper, belonging to the species Capsicum chinense. Selected by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company from the same Naga Morich x red Habanero cross, it keeps the extreme heat of the original reaper, around 2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units.

The Carolina Reaper Yellow Plant

The bush is compact and vigorous, 80-100 cm tall, with small dark green leaves and white flowers with greenish centers. Fruits keep the wrinkled skin and typical scorpion-tail shape, but turn bright yellow at full ripeness instead of the classic red.

How to Sow Carolina Reaper Yellow

Sow in a heated seedbed between February and March, keeping temperatures constant at 25-28°C: Capsicum chinense germination is slow, often 3-4 weeks.

How to Grow Carolina Reaper Yellow

Transplant from May, once night temperatures stay stably above 15°C. It prefers full sun, wind shelter and fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter.

Heat Level and Care Tips for Carolina Reaper Yellow

Heat level is identical to red Carolina Reaper: always handle fruits with disposable gloves. During drying, keep the product away from direct drafts and excessive heat sources to preserve color and aroma.

Diseases and Pests of Carolina Reaper Yellow

Like other Capsicum chinense, it can be affected by aphids, spider mites and whitefly, especially under protected cultivation with poor ventilation.

Properties and Uses of Carolina Reaper Yellow

Capsaicin, responsible for the heat, has thermogenic properties and boosts metabolism. Dried Carolina Reaper Yellow pepper is used as powder, sauces or concentrated extracts, always in minimal doses given its potency.

Nutritional Values of Carolina Reaper Yellow (per 100 g)

  • Calories: 40 kcal
  • Protein: 1.9 g
  • Fat: 0.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8.8 g
  • Fibre: 1.5 g
  • Vitamin C: 144 mg
  • Potassium: 322 mg