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Pepper profile

Jamaican Hot Chocolate

Origin
Jamaica
Ripe color
Brown
Pod size
1-2 inches

Scoville heat range

100,000 – 350,000 SHU

Medium heat level

About Jamaican Hot Chocolate

Jamaican Hot Chocolate is brown Scotch Bonnet. Rating 100,000-350,000 SHU offers extreme heat. Chocolate brown bonnet shape. The chocolate fruity flavor is unique. Used in Jamaican cooking. Shows color diversity in bonnets. Very productive plants. The brown color and flavor combination. Popular among collectors. Caribbean specialty variety.

Flavor profile

Extremely hot

In the kitchen

Brown Scotch Bonnet variant

Growing information

Difficulty
Moderate
Days to harvest
90-100 days
Plant height
36-48 inches

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