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Chocolate Habanero

Origin
Caribbean/Americas
Ripe color
Chocolate Brown
Pod size
1-2 inches

Scoville heat range

300,000 – 450,000 SHU

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About Chocolate Habanero

Chocolate Habanero is brown variant with extreme heat. Rating 300,000-450,000 SHU makes it hotter than orange habanero. The chocolate brown color is beautiful. Flavor has smoky, earthy undertones. Same chinense complexity with darker notes. Perfect for mole-style sauces. Makes stunning dark hot sauces. The flavor is remarkably complex. Very hot – handle with care. Popular among collectors.

Flavor profile

Extreme with smoky notes

In the kitchen

Dark hot sauces, mole-style

Growing information

Difficulty
Moderate
Days to harvest
95-105 days
Plant height
24-36 inches

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