Chocolate Lightning Habanero

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Chocolate Lightning Habanero

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart. Roots trace to Yucatán, Mexico. Habanero-type pepper with the characteristic lantern shape and fruity aroma of its species.

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NameChocolate Lightning Habanero

Alternative Name(s)Hab Chocolate Lightning; Habanero Brown Lightning; Habañero Chocolate Lightning; Habanero Chocolate Lightning

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-B-SM-H-7-007RegisteredHow 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/BreederJay Weaver (Pennsylvania, USA)

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Further InformationEdit

Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart. Roots trace to Yucatán, Mexico. Habanero-type pepper with the characteristic lantern shape and fruity aroma of its species.

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Last updated Oct 8, 2026

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How hot is the Chocolate Lightning Habanero?

The Chocolate Lightning 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).

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