How hot is the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chocolate?

The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chocolate measures 500,000–1,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 150 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chocolate

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Classified as C. chinense. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Rates 500,000–1,200,000 SHU, which means extremely hot, in superhot territory. Roots trace to Trinidad & Tobago. The scorpion tail trait is one of the most distinctive features in the superhot pepper world. Parentage: Landrace from Moruga, Trinidad. Believed to be a selection from 7-Pot × Congo Pepper cross by Nigel & Russell Rooplal (ca. 2010).

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Alternative Name(s)Scorpion Moruga Chocolate; TS Moruga Chocolate; Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Brown; Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Chocolate; Moruga Scorpion Chocolate; Chocolate Trinidad Moruga Scorpion; Moruga Scorpion Brown; Moruga Chocolate; Moruga Brown