How hot is the Caribbean Chocolate Habanero?

The Caribbean Chocolate Habanero measures 100,000–350,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 45 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Caribbean Chocolate Habanero

Entry Completeness90%

Buy Plant

Buy Seeds

Further InformationEdit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart.

LinksEdit

NameCaribbean Chocolate Habanero

Alternative Name(s)Hab Caribbean Chocolate; Habanero Caribbean Brown

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-H-B-7-006

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)100,000 - 350,000

Heat LevelVery Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Further InformationEdit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart.

LinksEdit