How hot is the Chocolate Scotch Bonnet?

The Chocolate Scotch Bonnet 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).

Chocolate Scotch Bonnet

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, mushroom/bonnet pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart. Associated with Jamaica / Caribbean.

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NameChocolate Scotch Bonnet

Alternative Name(s)Bonney Pepper Brown; Bonney Pepper Chocolate; Brown Bonney Pepper; Chocolate Bonney Pepper; SB Brown; SB Chocolate; Scotch Bonnet Brown

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-M-B-7-003

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, mushroom/bonnet pods. Rates 100,000–350,000 SHU, which means very hot, not for the faint of heart. Associated with Jamaica / Caribbean.

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