How hot is the KS Linzo Chocolate?

The KS Linzo Chocolate measures 50,000–200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 25 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

KS Linzo Chocolate

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Chocolate-ripening phenotype from the KS Linzo cross (Chocolate Scotch Bonnet × Thai Bird's Eye). Interspecific C. annuum × C. chinense. Khang Starr.

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NameKS Linzo Chocolate

Alternative Name(s)Chocolate Khang Starr Linzo; KS Linzo Brown; Khang Starr Linzo Chocolate

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)A×C-B-SM-J-7-001ProvisionalHow UPN works

SpeciesC. annuum × C. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)50,000 - 200,000

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

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormStandard tapered

RegionNot set

Discoverer/BreederKhang Starr

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

Further InformationEdit

Chocolate-ripening phenotype from the KS Linzo cross (Chocolate Scotch Bonnet × Thai Bird's Eye). Interspecific C. annuum × C. chinense. Khang Starr.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026