How hot is the Borg 9 Chocolate?

The Borg 9 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).

Borg 9 Chocolate

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A C. chinense type. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Vendors claim roughly 1,100,000 SHU, with no published lab test.

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NameBorg 9 Chocolate

Alternative Name(s)Borg 9 Brown

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

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

A C. chinense type. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Vendors claim roughly 1,100,000 SHU, with no published lab test.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

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