# Chocolate Ghost Pepper

Also known as Chocolate Bhut Jolokia, Bhut Jolokia Chocolate, Chocolate Ghost Chile Pepper.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Chocolate Ghost Pepper is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Assam (Northeast India), India. Capsi’s sourced range is 430,000–562,515 SHU (Lab-verified). Flavor is sweet, fruity, earthy, smoky, floral. Used for hot sauces, BBQ sauces & marinades, curries/stews/chilis, spice powders & salts, infusions (with extreme caution). Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 20 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 562,515 SHU · Lab-verified
  M. Bhagawati, A. Saikia (2015) Journal of Horticultural Sciences 10(2):210-215 · HPLC
  DOI: 10.24154/jhs.v10i2.131
  https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v10i2.131

- 430,000 SHU · Lab-verified
  M. Bhagawati, A. Saikia (2015) Journal of Horticultural Sciences 10(2):210-215 · Taste panel
  DOI: 10.24154/jhs.v10i2.131
  https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v10i2.131

- 855,000–1,041,427 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chocolate Ghost Pepper Seeds | Tyler Farms
  https://www.tyler-farms.com/chocolate-ghost-pepper-seeds/

- 800,000–1,001,304 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Chocolate Ghost Pepper Seeds
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/chocolate-ghost-pepper-seeds

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bhut Jolokia Chocolate Seeds - Ghost Pepper - Extreme Heat, 1M SHU
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/chocolate-bhut-jolokia-seeds

## Heritage

Unconfirmed

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

Parent:
- Ghost Pepper (Not a named variety)

Peppers bred from Chocolate Ghost Pepper:
- [Alien Metamorphosis](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/alien-metamorphosis)

## Page sources

- [Peer-reviewed HPLC and taste-panel heat data for Assam 'Bhut Chocolate' dried fruit](https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/131)
- [Specialist catalog account of Frontal Agritech field discovery and multi-generation selection in Assam](https://pepperworld.com/chocolate-bhut-jolokia-chili-sorte/)
- [Refining Fire Chiles listing: natural variant, public through Frontal Agritech in 2008, flavor and germination notes](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/chocolate-bhut-jolokia/)
- [Produce profile covering pod look, flavor, kitchen use, and Assam origin](https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Chocolate_Ghost_Chile_Pepper_14968.php)
- [Seed listing with plant height, pod size, days to harvest, and an admission that the chocolate type has not been officially heat-tested](https://pepperjoe.com/products/chocolate-ghost-pepper-seeds)
- [NMSU Chile Pepper Institute growing tips for the Bhut Jolokia family: soil temperature, slow germination, long season](https://cpi.nmsu.edu/chile-info/growing-chile-pages/special-bhut-jolokia-growing-tips.html)
- [Established US seed catalog listing for Chocolate Bhut Jolokia with a 1,000,000 SHU marketing figure and growing notes](https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/chocolate-bhut-jolokia-seeds)
- [Peer-reviewed survey of NE India Capsicum germplasm recording chocolate-fruited Bhut jolokia accessions](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167791)

## FAQ
### How hot is Chocolate Ghost Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 430,000–562,515 SHU (Lab-verified). 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 Chocolate Ghost Pepper taste like?

Fruit-forward, subtly sweet, tangy, and prominently smoky with earthy depth; flavors emerge before the slow-building, prolonged burn that defines the Ghost family.

### How do I grow Chocolate Ghost Pepper?

Chocolate Ghost Pepper: about 120 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Chocolate Ghost Pepper?

Ghost Pepper, 7 Pot Douglah, other chocolate superhots for flavor match

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chocolate-ghost-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data