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7 Pot Douglah Scoville Heat

7 Pot Douglah measures 923,889–1,853,986 SHU, with a typical figure of 1,170,000 SHU: about 234× a typical jalapeño. It ranks #7 among verified peppers.

Also called Chocolate 7 Pot, 7 Pod Douglah. Capsicum chinense.

Data checked October 20, 2026 · How we rank and verify

1,170,000 SHUTypical heat
923,889–1,853,986 SHUMeasured range
234×Against a jalapeño
Lab testedStatus
Pepper X: 2,693,000 SHUDragon's Breath: 2,480,000 SHUCarolina Reaper: 1,641,183 SHUTrinidad Scorpion Butch T: 1,463,700 SHU7 Pot Primo: 1,400,000 SHUKomodo Dragon: 1,400,000 SHUNaga Viper: 1,382,118 SHUTrinidad Moruga Scorpion: 1,200,000 SHUInfinity: 1,176,182 SHU7 Pot Brain Strain: 1,175,000 SHUDorset Naga: 1,032,310 SHUGhost Pepper: 1,001,304 SHUNaga Morich: 1,000,000 SHUDalle Khursani: 393,950 SHUFatalii: 262,500 SHURed Savina: 248,556 SHUHabanero: 225,000 SHUScotch Bonnet: 225,000 SHUDatil: 200,000 SHUKanthari: 80,640 SHUBird's Eye Chilli: 75,000 SHUCayenne: 40,000 SHUTabasco: 40,000 SHUGuntur Chilli: 36,160 SHUKashmiri Chilli: 20,800 SHUSerrano: 15,000 SHUByadgi Chilli: 10,000 SHUJalapeño: 5,000 SHU7 Pot Douglah · 1.17M1K SHU10K SHU100K SHU1M SHU
Where 7 Pot Douglah sits on the Scoville scale. Each dot is a pepper in our dataset, on a log scale.

Where the number comes from

Our typical figure is NMSU's 2012 mean for 'Chocolate 7-pot' ('almost 1.17 million SHU'). Many growers treat Douglah as a Chocolate 7 Pot, but NMSU did not use the Douglah name, so the mapping is an assumption. The 923,889-1,853,986 range comes from vendor and blog sources whose labs are not named. NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute separately lists 'Chocolate 7 pot' at 1.8 million SHU among the hottest it has tested, which is consistent with that peak.

Origin

Trinidad and Tobago. A brown ('chocolate') strain of Trinidad's 7 Pot peppers. The 7 Pot name comes from the claim that one pod can heat seven pots of stew. [3]

Flavour and looks

Fruity, with hints of nuttiness and earthiness.

Colours: dark chocolate brown.

Quick blast of heat that lingers

Facts

  • NMSU's 2012 super-hot study ranked Chocolate 7-pot second, with a mean of almost 1.17 million SHU, behind only the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. [1]
  • The Chile Pepper Institute lists Chocolate 7 pot at 1.8 million SHU on its list of the hottest peppers it has tested. [2]
  • The pods ripen from green to a rich chocolate brown and have pimpled skin. [3]

Hotter and milder

7 Pot Douglah compared

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Questions

How hot is 7 Pot Douglah?

7 Pot Douglah measures 923,889–1,853,986 SHU, with a typical figure of 1,170,000 SHU. That puts it among the superhots, peppers above 1 million SHU.

How many times hotter is 7 Pot Douglah than a jalapeño?

About 234× a typical jalapeño (1,170,000 vs 5,000 SHU). Against the hottest jalapeños it is about 146×, and against the mildest about 468×.

Is 7 Pot Douglah the hottest pepper in the world?

No. It ranks #7 in our verified ranking. The current record holder is Pepper X at 2,693,000 SHU.

Where does 7 Pot Douglah come from?

Trinidad and Tobago. A brown ('chocolate') strain of Trinidad's 7 Pot peppers.

Is the 7 Pot Douglah heat figure verified?

Lab tested: Measured by a university, government or peer-reviewed lab. Our typical figure is NMSU's 2012 mean for 'Chocolate 7-pot' ('almost 1.17 million SHU').

Sources

  1. NMSU News Center, 13 Feb 2012 (Chile Pepper Institute study by Bosland, Coon, Reeves): Chocolate 7-pot mean almost 1.17M SHU
  2. NMSU Chile Pepper Institute, 'Heat' page (archived 19 Jun 2021): Chocolate 7 pot 1.8M SHU (peak tested)
  3. Chili Pepper Madness, Jun 2017: 923,889-1,853,986 range, flavour, colour, Trinidad origin (secondary source)