# 7 Pot Primo Chocolate Also known as Chocolate 7 Pot Primo, 7 Pot Primo Choc, Chocolate Primo, Primo Chocolate, 7 Pot Chocolate Primo. Species: Capsicum chinense. 7 Pot Primo Chocolate is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,000,000–1,800,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, floral, smoky, earthy. Used for Used sparingly in superhot sauces, dry powders, fermented pastes, and extracts, Earthy, smoky, floral notes suit BBQ sauces, mole-style blends, and dark-fruit chutneys better than the citrus-forward red Primo, One pod seasons multiple pots of stew, Handle with gloves, Drying concentrates both heat and aroma. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number. About 56 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical). ## Heat sources - 1,000,000–1,200,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Tyler Farms https://www.tyler-farms.com/chocolate-7-pot-primo-pepper-seeds/ - 1,000,000–1,200,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Atomic Pepper Seeds https://atomicpepperseeds.com/products/chocolate-primo-10-isolated-seeds - 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Bohica Pepper Hut https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/7-pot-primo-chocolate-seeds - 1,000,000–1,499,999 SHU · Vendor Claim Ohio Peppers https://ohiopeppers.com/product/chocolate-primo/ - 1,100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Rebec Valley Farm https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/7-pot-primo-chocolate-pepper/ - 1,200,000–1,800,000 SHU · Vendor Claim ChilliStuffs https://www.chillistuffs.co.za/product/7-pot-primo-chocolate/ - 1,500,000–1,800,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Harmony Springs Farm https://www.harmonypeppers.com/product-page/fresh-chocolate-7-pot-primo-peppers-1-2-lb-small-batch-box - 1,500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim Red Dragon Seeds https://www.reddragonseeds.co.uk/shop/7-pot-primo-chocolate-chilli-seeds/ ## Heritage Unconfirmed We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet. Parent: - 7 Pot Primo (Not a named variety) ## Page sources - [Seed catalog listing for Chocolate 7 Pot Primo with SHU range, ripening color, skin texture, and flavor notes](https://www.tyler-farms.com/chocolate-7-pot-primo-pepper-seeds/) - [Catalog entry identifying the pepper as a chocolate mutation of Troy Primeaux’s 7 Pot Red Primo, with days to harvest and plant height](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/7-pot-primo-chocolate-pepper/) - [Isolated-seed listing with chocolate-specific SHU (1.0–1.2 million), flavor, plant height, and days to maturity](https://atomicpepperseeds.com/products/chocolate-primo-10-isolated-seeds) - [Catalog note that 7 Pot Primo Chocolate is a natural mutation of Primeaux’s Primo, ripens light green to dark brown, and runs a bit milder than the red](https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/7-pot-primo-chocolate-seeds) - [Specialist profile of 7 Pot Primo covering Primeaux’s breeding story and the chocolate variant’s more flowery flavor](https://peppergeek.com/7-pot-primo-pepper/) - [Primary interview with Troy Primeaux on crossing Trinidad 7 Pot with Naga Morich at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005](https://www.laboiteny.com/blogs/interviews/primonition-and-primos-peppers) - [Culinary profile of the parent 7 Pot Primo line: species, scorpion-tailed appearance, and widely cited heat figure](https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/7-pot-primo/) - [Grower article on 7 Pot Primo lineage, pod morphology, growing habit, and the chocolate-colored variant](https://www.harmonypeppers.com/post/7-pot-primo-the-louisiana-born-superhot-with-a-tail-that-tells-the-truth) ## FAQ ### How hot is 7 Pot Primo Chocolate? Capsi’s sourced range is 1,000,000–1,800,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat ### What does 7 Pot Primo Chocolate taste like? Sweet and fruity with floral notes and a hint of smokiness; more flowery and earthy than the red 7 Pot Primo. Heat arrives quickly and lingers. ### How do I grow 7 Pot Primo Chocolate? 7 Pot Primo Chocolate: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11. ### What can I substitute for 7 Pot Primo Chocolate? Capsi does not have that recorded yet. Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/7-pot-primo-chocolate Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data