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Pepper profile

Bhut Jolokia Chocolate

Origin
India
Ripe color
Chocolate Brown
Pod size
2-3 inches

Scoville heat range

800,000 – 1,000,000 SHU

Super Hot heat level

About Bhut Jolokia Chocolate

Bhut Jolokia Chocolate is brown variant of Ghost pepper. Rating 800,000-1,000,000 SHU offers extreme heat. The chocolate brown color is striking. Flavor has more pronounced smoky earthy notes. Same devastating heat as red Ghost. Makes beautiful dark extreme hot sauces. Perfect for mole-style applications. The smoky notes complement certain cuisines. Very hot – protective equipment required. Shows color variation in Bhut genetics.

Flavor profile

Extreme with smoky notes

In the kitchen

Extreme hot sauces, mole-style

Growing information

Difficulty
Difficult
Days to harvest
100-120 days
Plant height
36-48 inches

Sources

  1. Website or article PepperFriends — Lista completa delle varietà di Capsicum (opens in a new tab)

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