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Jay's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion

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Jay's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion
Jay's Brown Ghost Scorpion; Trinidad Jay's Chocolate Ghost ScorpionEdit
C-B-TA-H-9-008RegisteredHow UPN works
800,000 - 1,041,427
Brown/ChocolateEdit
Habanero-typeEdit
Jay Weaver (Pennsylvania, USA)Edit
Green/MustardEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Rates 800,000–1,041,427 SHU, which means extremely hot, in superhot territory. Associated with India / Bangladesh. Scorpion peppers are named for the pointed tail at the bottom of the pod, curling like a scorpion's stinger.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

How hot is the Jay's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion?

The Jay's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion 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).

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