# KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet

Also known as Texas Chocolate Bonnet.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet is a Capsicum chinense f2+ from Fannin County, Texas, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 300,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, sweet, earthy. Used for Hot sauce and chile powder.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 9.4 times a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 300,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2026) PepperSeeds.net
  https://pepperseeds.net/ks-texas-crimson-bonnet

## Heritage

F2+

KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet is an F2+ of Chocolate Scotch Bonnet and StarrRacha, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Khang Starr · 2016

Parents:
- [Chocolate Scotch Bonnet](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chocolate-scotch-bonnet)
- StarrRacha (Not a named variety)

Khang Starr's 2018 and 2020 reviews and the Texas Hot Peppers packet all name Chocolate Scotch Bonnet crossed with his StarrRacha line in 2016. Chocolate and crimson fruit are color variants. The line still throws odd shapes and the odd red pod.

## Page sources

- [Live seed listing for this named chocolate line: 2016 Khang Starr cross, heavier heat than a Scotch Bonnet, occasional red revert.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/ks-texas-chocolate-bonnet)
- [Red sister listing with the same cross, estimated 300,000 SHU, 100 to 120 days, 4 to 5 ft plants, 2 to 3 in pods, Capsicum chinense.](https://pepperseeds.net/ks-texas-crimson-bonnet)
- [Khang Starr 2018 review. Chocolate and crimson treated as color variants of one cross. Taste, aroma, thin walls, heavy yield.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYDEevRZOPU)
- [Khang Starr 2020 review of the chocolate line. F4 or F5, shape still splitting, some plants crash to almost no heat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GGcaySr2G0)
- [Khang Starr 2018 chocolate tasting. Thin walls, large placenta, sweet first bite then a hard burn. Fruit set struggles above about 95 F.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPCUcH2j7RM)
- [Edible Dallas and Fort Worth, Summer 2025. Places Khang Starr and KhangStarr Farms in Fannin County, North Texas.](https://www.edibledfw.com/summer-2025/pick-a-pepper/)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet?

Capsi’s sourced range is 300,000 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 Texas Chocolate Bonnet taste like?

Tropical fruit on the nose, a sweet first bite, then an earthy finish. Heat builds rather than slaps.

### How do I grow KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet?

KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet?

Chocolate Scotch Bonnet, KS Texas Crimson Bonnet

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