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Attribute Douglah Pepper Remove Naga Morich Remove Pepper X Remove
Scoville range 1,000,000 – 1,800,000 SHU
Super Hot
1,000,000 – 1,500,000 SHU
Super Hot
2,690,000 – 3,180,000 SHU
Super Hot
Species — Capsicum chinense Capsicum chinense
Origin — Bangladesh/Northeast India South Carolina, USA
Ripe color — Red Red
Pod size — 2-3 inches 2-3 inches
Flavor profile — Extremely hot Extremely hot
Culinary uses — Naga pepper variant, snake chili Ed Currie's latest, unofficially hottest
Growing difficulty — Difficult Difficult
Days to harvest — 100-120 days 100-120 days
Plant height — 36-48 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.