# Naglah Beast Caramel

Also known as Caramel Naglah Beast, Naga Beast Caramel.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Naglah Beast Caramel is a Capsicum chinense selection from Texas, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, earthy, smoky, chocolate, sweet. Used for extreme hot sauces, fermented mashes, chili powders, infused oils, tiny amounts in rubs or stews. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 47 times a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 1,500,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Texas Hot Peppers
  https://texashotpeppers.net/products/naglah-beast-caramel-seeds

## Heritage

Selection

Naglah Beast Caramel is a selection of Naglah Beast Red.

Credit: Garth Davis

Parent:
- Naglah Beast Red (Not in Capsi yet)

Garth Davis of Texas Hot Peppers found this caramel sport while growing Naglah Beast Red. Refining Fire named the squat Beast from a 2015 Naglah planting; no source documents a second parent for the caramel form.

## Page sources

- [Originator listing: caramel sport found while growing Naglah Beast Red; unofficial 1.5 million+ SHU; bumpy pods with occasional horns; caramel-to-chocolate color.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/naglah-beast-caramel-seeds)
- [Refining Fire Chiles account of Naglah (Bhut Jolokia × 7 Pot Douglah, Chile Pepper Institute) and the 2015 squat mushroom-shaped Naglah Beast phenotype.](https://www.superhotchiles.com/crosses-hybrid-peppers/naglah-variants-peppers/)
- [Review of red Naglah Beast: thin blistered skin, floral-fruit flavor, fast high burn; notes the related chocolate variant.](https://pepperdiaries.com/naglah-beast-pepper-review/)
- [Review of the related chocolate Naglah Beast: squat blistered pods, earthy-floral flavor, thin walls.](https://pepperdiaries.com/chocolate-naglah-beast-pepper-review/)
- [Red Naglah parent-line notes: Ghost × 7 Pot Douglah, about 1,000,000–1,265,000 SHU, plants 3–4 feet.](https://tyler-farms.com/red-naglah-pepper-seeds/)
- [2024 pod tasting of Naglah Beast Caramel: large gnarly chocolate-caramel fruit, fruity-earthy flavor, superhot delayed burn.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cks8gdvDRNs)
- [NCSU Extension Capsicum chinense growing baseline: full sun, well-drained soil, warm-season crop, zones 10–11.](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/capsicum-chinense/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Naglah Beast Caramel?

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 Naglah Beast Caramel taste like?

Fruity and slightly sweet up front, then earthy and lightly smoky with a chocolate-pod character. Some tasters pick floral notes after the swallow; others call it more earthy than floral. The burn is a delayed fuse that lands on the tongue and throat and holds a long plateau.

### How do I grow Naglah Beast Caramel?

Naglah Beast Caramel: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Naglah Beast Caramel?

Ghost Pepper, 7 Pot Douglah, Chocolate Ghost Pepper, Carolina Reaper

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/naglah-beast-caramel
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data