How hot is the 7 Pot Congo Chocolate?

The 7 Pot Congo Chocolate measures 1,100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 140 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

7 Pot Congo Chocolate

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A C. chinense variety. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods with wrinkled skin skin. Rated 1,100,000 SHU (superhot). Associated with Trinidad & Tobago. The name '7 Pot' comes from the Trinidadian claim that one pepper can spice seven pots of stew.

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Name7 Pot Congo Chocolate

Alternative Name(s)7 Pot Congo Brown; Seven Pot Congo Chocolate

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-B-WR-H-9-006RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)1,100,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionTrinidad and Tobago

Discoverer/BreederLandrace - Trinidad & Tobago

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Last updated Oct 8, 2026

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