The RCC 420 Moruga chilli is a super-hot chilli cultivar associated with the broader Moruga Scorpion and Trinidad Scorpion lineage, bred and selected for extreme heat and intense flavour.<\/p>\n
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It typically produces small, knobbly, lantern- or scorpion-shaped pods that ripen from green to a deep red or sometimes orange\/red depending on selection. Like other Moruga-type peppers, it sits firmly in the \u201csuperhot\u201d category, often exceeding 1 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), with some strains pushing significantly higher under ideal growing conditions.<\/p>\n
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In terms of flavour, the RCC 420 Moruga type is typically described as:<\/p>\n
Fruity and slightly citrusy at first bite<\/p>\n
Quickly overtaken by a slow-building, crushing heat<\/p>\n
Long-lasting burn that can linger for 10\u201320 minutes or more<\/p>\n
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The plant itself is usually fairly vigorous, growing as a compact bush that produces heavy yields in warm conditions. The pods are very oily inside, with thick placental tissue\u2014one reason they deliver such intense heat.<\/p>\n
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Like many modern \u201cdesigner superhots,\u201d the \u201cRCC 420\u201d label is generally used by breeders or growers to indicate a particular selection line rather than a formally standardise variety, so heat and exact pod shape can vary between seed sources.<\/p>\n
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The underlying genetics are closely tied to the Moruga Scorpion lineage, which is one of the most notorious chilli families in the world for raw pungency and delayed, escalating burn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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