How hot is the Trinidad Purple Coffee?

The Trinidad Purple Coffee 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).

Trinidad Purple Coffee

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A C. chinense variety. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Packs 300,000–800,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). From Trinidad & Tobago.

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NameTrinidad Purple Coffee

Alternative Name(s)None yet

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-B-SM-H-8-008RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. chinense

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

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

Pod FormHabanero-type

RegionTrinidad & Tobago

Discoverer/BreederLandrace - Trinidad & Tobago

Immature Color(s)Purple

Further InformationEdit

A C. chinense variety. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods. Packs 300,000–800,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). From Trinidad & Tobago.

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Last updated Oct 6, 2026