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Bhutlah × Reaper Chocolate

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Bhutlah × Reaper Chocolate
Bhutlah x Carolina Reaper Chocolate; Bhutlah x Reaper Brown; Bhutlah Chocolate x Reaper; Bhutlah Brown x Reaper; Bhutlah Chocolate x Carolina Reaper; Bhutlah Chocolate × Reaper; Bhutlah x Reaper ChocolateEdit
C-H-B-TA-8-004
C. chinense
500,000 - 1,400,000
Superhot (500,001+ SHU)
Brown/ChocolateEdit
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 500,000–1,400,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). Associated with South Carolina, USA. Credited to Community cross. Parentage: Bhut Jolokia × 7 Pot Douglah. A variant in Ed Currie's Reaper line from PuckerButt Pepper Company. A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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How hot is the Bhutlah × Reaper Chocolate?

The Bhutlah × Reaper Chocolate measures 500,000–1,400,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 180 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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