How hot is the Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion?

The Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion 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).

Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to peach/salmon/pastel, 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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NameTom's Giant Peach Scorpion

Alternative Name(s)Tom's Giant Salmon Scorpion; Trinidad Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-H-T-TA-9-009

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)1,200,000 - 2,000,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Peach/Salmon/Pastel

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