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

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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.

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NameCaribbean Chocolate Habanero

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

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-B-SM-H-7-001RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

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

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

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionMexico

Discoverer/BreederLandrace - Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026