Scorpion Kraken

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Scorpion Kraken
Trinidad Scorpion Kraken; Kraken ScorpionEdit
C-H-R-TA-9-025
C. chinense
1,200,000 - 2,000,000
Superhot (500,001+ SHU)
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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to red, habanero-type pods, with tail. Clocks in at 1,200,000–2,000,000 SHU — brutally hot, deep into superhot range. The scorpion tail trait is one of the most distinctive features in the superhot pepper world.

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How hot is the Scorpion Kraken?

The Scorpion Kraken measures 1,200,000–2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 250 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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