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Attribute Chocolate Habanero Remove Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw Remove White Fatalii Pepper Remove
Scoville range 300,000 – 450,000 SHU
Hot
300,000 – 450,000 SHU
Hot
300,000 – 400,000 SHU
Hot
Species Capsicum chinense Capsicum chinense —
Origin Caribbean/Americas Finland/USA —
Ripe color Chocolate Brown Orange —
Pod size 1-2 inches 2-3 inches —
Flavor profile Extreme with smoky notes Extreme heat, complex —
Culinary uses Dark hot sauces, mole-style Gourmet extreme sauces —
Growing difficulty Moderate Difficult —
Days to harvest 95-105 days 100-120 days —
Plant height 24-36 inches 36-48 inches —
Community rating — — —

Scoville values are laboratory ranges for the variety, not for an individual pod. Blank cells are not recorded; see each pepper's page for sources and review state.