Chocolate Razorback
Chocolate Razorback is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Iowa, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Used for Mash, powder, and hot sauce. Use a small amount.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
Chocolate Razorback is a brown-ripe Capsicum chinense sold as seed by PupperPeppers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Growers post elongated, heavily ridged pods that often finish with a long tail.
About 47 times a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU typical).
Flavor & Use
Loud Peppers describes a long burn with smoky, earthy, slightly sweet notes.
Culinary
About
Ripe pods are chocolate brown, elongated, and deeply ridged, often with a pointed tip. Listings sell it as a long-season chinense superhot. Use gloves and keep the fruit for mash, powder, or a measured drop in sauce.
Backstory
PupperPeppers in Cedar Rapids listed Chocolate Razorback seed in late 2025. The shop donates a cut of sales to local animal rescue.
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FAQ
- How hot is Chocolate Razorback?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500,000 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 Chocolate Razorback taste like?
- Loud Peppers describes a long burn with smoky, earthy, slightly sweet notes.
- How do I grow Chocolate Razorback?
- Chocolate Razorback: about 100 days to maturity, full sun.
- What can I substitute for Chocolate Razorback?
- Capsi does not have that recorded yet.