How hot is the Giant Chocolate Habanero?

The Giant Chocolate 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).

Giant Chocolate Habanero

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Packs 100,000–350,000 SHU (very hot, not for the faint of heart). Roots trace to Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

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NameGiant Chocolate Habanero

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

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-H-B-7-021

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)100,000 - 350,000

Heat LevelVery Hot (100,001–500,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

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