How hot is the Ghostly Jalapeño?

The Ghostly Jalapeño measures 800,000–1,041,427 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 130 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Ghostly Jalapeño

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to white/cream, habanero-type pods, with warty/bumpy. Packs 800,000–1,041,427 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). Ghost-type peppers trace back to the landraces of Assam and Nagaland in Northeast India.

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NameGhostly Jalapeño

Alternative Name(s)Jalapeno Ghostly; Ghostly Jalapeño; Bhut Jolokialy Jalapeño; Ghost Pepper Ghostly Jalapeño; Ghost Pepperly Jalapeño; Ghostly Jalapeno

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-W-WT-H-9-003RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)800,000 - 1,041,427

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)White/Cream

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionMexico

Discoverer/BreederNot set

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Last updated Oct 8, 2026

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