# KS Starrscream Chocolate

Also known as KS Chocolate Starrscream, Chocolate Starrscream, Starrscream Chocolate, KS StarrScream Choc.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

KS Starrscream Chocolate is a Capsicum annuum f2+ from Fannin County, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 25,000–100,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, earthy, fruity. Used for Fresh eating, Thai-style dishes, hot sauce, flakes, and drying.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://tyler-farms.com/ks-starrscream-chocolate-pepper-seeds/

- 50,000–99,999 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Garden Hoard / Renegade Acres
  https://www.gardenhoard.com/hot-pepper-ks-starrscream-chocolate-seeds-certified-organic.html

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  NCpepperseeds
  https://ncpepperseeds.com/products/ks-chocolate-starscream

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  TummelstaChili
  https://tummelstachili.com/capsicum-annuum/starrscream-chocolate/

- 25,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/ks-starrscream-chocolate/

## Heritage

F2+

KS Starrscream Chocolate is an F2+ of KS Linzo Chocolate and KS White Thai, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Khang Starr

Parents:
- KS Linzo Chocolate (Not a named variety)
- [KS White Thai](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ks-white-thai)

Khang Starr's 2020 taste-test video names KS Linzo Chocolate crossed with KS White Thai. Chocolate pods are a later color break from that pair, and catalogs sell the line as open-pollinated with some shape variation left.

## Page sources

- [Seed listing with pedigree, pod size, and the untested 50,000-100,000 Thai-pepper heat analogy.](https://tyler-farms.com/ks-starrscream-chocolate-pepper-seeds/)
- [Catalog page with botanical name Capsicum annuum, growing table, color, and heat band.](https://www.gardenhoard.com/hot-pepper-ks-starrscream-chocolate-seeds-certified-organic.html)
- [Isolated-seed listing with pedigree, pod description, and untested 50,000-100,000 range.](https://ncpepperseeds.com/products/ks-chocolate-starscream)
- [European catalog with species, 75,000 typical SHU, ripe color, and plant height.](https://tummelstachili.com/capsicum-annuum/starrscream-chocolate/)
- [Vendor page with pedigree, stability note, days to harvest, and a 25,000 SHU figure.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/ks-starrscream-chocolate/)
- [Khang Starr What's That Pepper Ep112: names the cross and describes F1 red fruit plus later chocolate and sweet chocolate cuts.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5lKMLLot4E)
- [Vendor listing with pedigree, cluster habit, and flavor note (hint of sweetness, medium heat).](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/ks-starrscream-chocolate)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Starrscream Chocolate?

Capsi’s sourced range is 25,000–100,000 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 KS Starrscream Chocolate taste like?

Sweet up front with an earthy chocolate note and a clean Thai burn. Less bitter than many dark pods. Aroma can read fruity.

### How do I grow KS Starrscream Chocolate?

KS Starrscream Chocolate: about 90 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Starrscream Chocolate?

KS Starrscream Red, Thai Bird's Eye

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