Hottest Caribbean Peppers, Ranked by SHU
The Caribbean is Scotch bonnet and Trinidad Scorpion country — fruity heat at the extreme end. Here are the hottest Caribbean peppers, ranked by measured heat.
18 peppers · Peppers of Caribbean origin, ranked by maximum SHU, hottest first.
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The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion registers between 1,200,000 and 2,009,231 SHU, making it one of the most formidable peppers ever tested. Native to the…
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7 Pot Douglah, often sold as Chocolate 7 Pot, is a dark brown Capsicum chinense superhot from Trinidad and Tobago. KTP treats 923,000-1,853,396 SHU…
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The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T ranges around 800,000-1,463,700 SHU, with its record-tested specimen clocking 1,463,700 SHU in 2011. Treat it as a true…
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The 7 Pot Barrackpore is a Trinidadian super-hot commonly listed around 1,000,000-1,300,000 SHU - roughly 125-520 times hotter than a jalapeno…
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The 7 Pot Red Giant can reach about 1,300,000 SHU - putting it squarely in the super-hot pepper tier alongside Trinidad's most feared peppers…
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The 7 Pot Jonah is a Trinidadian super-hot clocking 800,000-1,200,000 SHU - roughly 4x hotter than a habanero. Its deeply wrinkled pods pack…
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The 7 Pot Yellow is a Trinidadian super-hot clocking between 800,000 and 1,200,000 SHU - fruity and citrusy on the nose, then scorching in a way that…
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The 7 Pot White is a rare Trinidadian super-hot reaching 800,000-1,000,000 SHU - below the highest Trinidad Scorpion listings but still firmly…
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The chocolate habanero delivers a slow-building, smoky burn that eventually settles somewhere between 425,000 and 577,000 SHU - roughly 85 times…
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The Caribbean Red Habanero registers 300,000–475,000 SHU - roughly 3x hotter than a standard classic orange habanero's fruity burn and nearly twice…
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The chocolate scotch bonnet is a deep brown variant of the classic Caribbean pepper, prized for its rich, smoky-sweet flavor and fierce heat. Grown…
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Bite into a Scotch Bonnet and the first thing you notice isn't the heat - it's a burst of tropical fruit that catches you off guard. At…
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The Congo Trinidad is a wrinkled C. chinense pepper from Trinidad that is commonly reported around 150,000-300,000 SHU. Public records for this…
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The Jamaican Hot Chocolate is a rare C. chinense variety from Jamaica, registering 100,000-200,000 SHU - roughly matching the scorching fruity heat…
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The Bishop's Crown is a visually striking C. baccatum pepper from Barbados, shaped like a three-winged bishop's miter. It delivers 5,000–30,000 SHU…
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The rocotillo is a mild, scallop-shaped Caribbean pepper with almost no heat and a sweet, fruity flavor. Originating in the Caribbean and South…
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Aji Dulce is a mild Capsicum chinense seasoning pepper used in Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, and Venezuelan-style cooking. It is commonly listed at…
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The Trinidad Perfume is a C. chinense variety from Trinidad that registers just 0–500 SHU - essentially no heat - while delivering an intensely…
How we rank: Peppers of Caribbean origin, ranked by maximum SHU, hottest first. Scoville figures come from our pepper database, measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) where available. Individual pods vary with growing conditions, so ranges matter more than single numbers.