How hot is the Naga Jolokia?

The Naga Jolokia measures 300,000–800,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 100 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Naga Jolokia

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A landrace from Nagaland, Northeast India. Related to but distinct from Bhut Jolokia (which originates from Assam). India's NBPGR (National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources) catalogs Nagaland and Assam accessions separately. "Naga" refers to the Naga people of Northeast India. Both belong to the same C. chinense × C. frutescens hybrid lineage documented by Bosland & Baral (HortScience, 2007), but represent different regional selections with somewhat different heat profiles.

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NameNaga Jolokia

Alternative Name(s)None yet

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)Not issued yetHas everything a code needs. Waiting on the board.How UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)300,000 - 800,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Red

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionIndia / Bangladesh

Discoverer/BreederLandrace - India/Bangladesh

Immature Color(s)Not set