How hot is the Chocolate Naga Viper Gnarly?

The Chocolate Naga Viper Gnarly measures 900,000–1,382,118 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 170 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Chocolate Naga Viper Gnarly

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with warty/bumpy. Packs 900,000–1,382,118 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). From the work of Gerald Fowler (UK). Parentage: Naga Morich × Bhut Jolokia × Trinidad Scorpion. Naga peppers originate from the Naga Hills region straddling Northeast India and Myanmar.

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NameChocolate Naga Viper Gnarly

Alternative Name(s)Naga Viper Gnarly Brown; Naga Viper Gnarly

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-B-WT-H-9-014ProvisionalHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)900,000 - 1,382,118

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionEngland

Discoverer/BreederGerald Fowler (The Chilli Pepper Company, Cumbria, UK)

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Last updated Oct 9, 2026

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