# Yellow Ghost Pepper

Also known as Yellow Bhut Jolokia, Bhut Jolokia Yellow, Yellow Ghost.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Yellow Ghost Pepper is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Assam, India. Capsi’s sourced range is 300,000–1,041,427 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, citrusy, tropical. Used for hot sauces, fruit-forward salsas, dry rubs, curry pastes, chutneys. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 36 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 855,000–1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper Joe's
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/yellow-bhut-jolokia

- 800,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Sandia Seed Company
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/bhut-jolokia-yellow

- 300,000–400,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bohica Pepper Hut
  https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/bhut-jolokia-yellow-ghost-seeds

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Reimer Seeds
  https://www.reimerseeds.com/bhut-jolokia-ghost-yellow-pepper-seeds

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Scoville Canada
  https://scovillecanada.com/products/yellow-ghost

- 855,000–1,041,427 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper Joe's
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/yellow-bhut-jolokia

- 800,000–1,001,304 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Happy Valley Seeds
  https://www.happyvalleyseeds.com.au/products/chilli-bhut-jolokia-yellow

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Pepper Joe's seed listing for Yellow Ghost Pepper / Yellow Bhut Jolokia](https://pepperjoe.com/products/yellow-bhut-jolokia)
- [Ghost pepper guide with yellow-variant heat and tropical flavor notes](https://pepperscale.com/ghost-pepper/)
- [Bosland and Baral 2007 HortScience paper classifying Bhut Jolokia as Capsicum chinense with Capsicum frutescens introgression](https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/42/2/article-p222.xml)
- [Overview of Bhut Jolokia origin, fruit size and shape, color variants including yellow, and published SHU tests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_pepper)
- [Growing guide for ghost peppers: days to maturity, soil pH, spacing, sun, and hardiness](https://gardenerspath.com/plants/vegetables/grow-ghost-peppers/)
- [Color-line guide describing Yellow Ghost as a natural variant that ripens green to yellow](https://growhotpeppers.com/ghost-pepper-colors/)
- [ChilePlants listing for Bhut Jolokia Yellow with pod size, flesh thickness, plant height, ripening color, and species](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=CHIBHJY)

## FAQ
### How hot is Yellow Ghost Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 300,000–1,041,427 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 Yellow Ghost Pepper taste like?

Opens with lemon-zest citrus and tropical fruit, then the delayed, lingering ghost-pepper burn. Brighter and less earthy than red Bhut Jolokia, with the same slow-building heat.

### How do I grow Yellow Ghost Pepper?

Yellow Ghost Pepper: about 120 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Yellow Ghost Pepper?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/yellow-ghost-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data