# Naga Brain

Also known as Red Naga Brain, NagaBrain, Naga Brains Red, Nagabrain.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Naga Brain is a Capsicum chinense stabilized from Louisiana, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,000,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, floral, tangy, earthy. Used for hot sauces, powders, salsas, curries, rice and beans. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 40 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 800,000–1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/red-naga-brain-pepper

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://tyler-farms.com/red-naga-brain-pepper-seeds/

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://tyler-farms.com/red-naga-brain-pepper-seeds/

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Atomic Pepper Seeds
  https://atomicpepperseeds.com/products/naga-brain-10-isolated-pepper-seeds

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Inferno Candy Co
  https://www.infernocandyco.com/product-page/naga-brain

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Livingseeds
  https://www.livingseeds.co.za/naga-brain-red.html

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Livingseeds
  https://www.livingseeds.co.za/naga-brain-red.html

## Heritage

Stabilized

Naga Brain is a stabilized line from 7 Pot Brain Strain and Dorset Naga.

Credit: Gary Montcalm · 2012

Parents:
- [7 Pot Brain Strain](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/7-pot-brain-strain)
- [Dorset Naga](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/dorset-naga)

Peppers bred from Naga Brain:
- [Naga Brain Chocolate](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chocolate-naga-brain)

Montcalm’s 2016 grow-log and Hill’s 2013 posts both name an accidental 7 Pot Brain Strain × Dorset Naga from Hill’s Florida garden. Montcalm named the red F1 NagaBrain in 2012 and selected that line in Louisiana; catalogs still sell the same pairing.

## Page sources

- [US seed listing: Gary Montcalm cross of 7 Pot Brain Strain × Dorset Naga, 800,000–1,000,000+ SHU, size, plant height, culinary notes](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/red-naga-brain-pepper)
- [Pepper Joe's listing: 1,000,000+ SHU, expert grower level, 110–120+ days, ~4 ft plants, fruity-floral flavor](https://pepperjoe.com/products/red-naga-brain-pepper-seeds)
- [Isolated-seed listing: Brain Strain × Dorset Naga, 1,000,000+ SHU, flavor notes, 95–150 days from transplant, advanced difficulty](https://atomicpepperseeds.com/products/naga-brain-10-isolated-pepper-seeds)
- [Parentage and the explicit note that Naga Brain has not been officially Scoville-tested; estimated ~1,000,000 SHU like 7 Pot](https://tyler-farms.com/red-naga-brain-pepper-seeds/)
- [Italian specialist profile: plant 70–120 cm, red ripe color, brain-wrinkled pods, ~1,000,000 SHU estimate](https://diavolopiccante.it/content/494-naga-brain-red)
- [South African catalog: 7 Pot Brain Strain × Dorset Naga, wrinkly red pods, ~1,000,000 SHU, sweet-floral flavor](https://www.livingseeds.co.za/naga-brain-red.html)
- [Primary origin account by breeder Gary Montcalm (windchicken): 2011 Jamie Hill seed, 2012 accidental 7 Pot Brain Strain × Dorset Naga, 2013 stabilization and color phenotypes](https://thehotpepper.com/threads/windchicken-2016.58659/page-9)

## FAQ
### How hot is Naga Brain?

Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,000,000 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 Naga Brain taste like?

Fruity and floral up front, with tangy and slightly earthy notes that show briefly before a delayed, lingering superhot burn. Flesh is thin-walled and chewy and dries well.

### How do I grow Naga Brain?

Naga Brain: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Naga Brain?

7 Pot Brain Strain, Ghost Pepper

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/naga-brain
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data