How hot is the Bleeding Borg 9?

The Bleeding Borg 9 measures 1,000,000+ Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 130 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Bleeding Borg 9

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods, with bleeding calyx. Breeder claims above 1,000,000 SHU, with no published lab test. Also listed as Bleeding Borg 9 Red.

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NameBleeding Borg 9

Alternative Name(s)Bleeding Borg 9 Red

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)Not issued yetNeeds SHU first.How UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)1,000,000+

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Red

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods, with bleeding calyx. Breeder claims above 1,000,000 SHU, with no published lab test. Also listed as Bleeding Borg 9 Red.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026