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| Attribute | Ghost Pepper – Chocolate Remove |
Carolina Reaper
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Trinidad Scorpion – Yellow Remove |
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| Scoville range | 800,000 – 1,000,000 SHU Super Hot |
1,500,000 – 2,200,000 SHU Super Hot |
1,200,000 – 1,400,000 SHU Super Hot |
| Species | Capsicum chinense | Capsicum chinense | Capsicum chinense |
| Origin | India | South Carolina, USA | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Ripe color | Chocolate Brown | Red | Golden Yellow |
| Pod size | 2-3 inches | 2-3 inches | 1-2 inches |
| Flavor profile | Smoky, earthy superhot heat | Extremely hot | Fruity superhot with citrus notes |
| Culinary uses | Extreme applications, mole-style sauces | World's hottest, Guinness record | Extreme hot sauces |
| Growing difficulty | Difficult | Difficult | Difficult |
| Days to harvest | 100-120 days | 100-120 days | 100-120 days |
| Plant height | 36-48 inches | 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.