How hot is the Chocolate Hand Grenade?

The Chocolate Hand Grenade measures 5,000–30,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 4 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Chocolate Hand Grenade

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A C. annuum variety. Ripens to brown/chocolate, standard tapered pods. Heat sits around 5,000–30,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention.

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NameChocolate Hand Grenade

Alternative Name(s)Hand Grenade Brown; Chocolate Hand Grenade; Brown Hand Grenade

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)A-B-SM-J-5-008RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. annuum

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)5,000 - 30,000

Heat LevelHot (15,001–100,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormStandard tapered

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Further InformationEdit

A C. annuum variety. Ripens to brown/chocolate, standard tapered pods. Heat sits around 5,000–30,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention.

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Last updated Oct 8, 2026

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