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Pepper profile

Chocolate Naga

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

Scoville heat range

800,000 – 1,000,000 SHU

Super Hot heat level

About Chocolate Naga

Chocolate Naga is brown variant of Naga peppers. Rating 800,000-1,000,000 SHU offers extreme heat. The chocolate brown color is beautiful. Flavor has earthy smoky notes beneath heat. Same devastating heat as red Naga. Makes stunning dark hot sauces. The flavor complexity is remarkable. Very popular among superhot collectors. Extremely hot – protective equipment essential. Shows color diversity in Naga genetics.

Flavor profile

Extreme with earthy notes

In the kitchen

Extreme dark hot sauces

Growing information

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

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