How hot is the Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate Maverick?

The Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate Maverick 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 Scorpion Chocolate Maverick

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to brown/chocolate, habanero-type pods, with tail. Packs 500,000–1,200,000 SHU (extremely hot, in superhot territory). From Trinidad & Tobago. The scorpion tail trait is one of the most distinctive features in the superhot pepper world.

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NameTrinidad Scorpion Chocolate Maverick

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

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)C-H-B-TA-8-013

SpeciesC. chinense

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)500,000 - 1,200,000

Heat LevelSuperhot (500,001+ SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Brown/Chocolate

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