Pepper · Capsicum chinense

Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper)

Bhut Jolokia is a chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) with a published heat of 879,953 to 1,001,304 SHU. It comes from Assam, India. 18 sauces in the catalog use it as the main pepper or list it on the label.

Published heat

100,000350,000

125,000400,000

248,556500,000

700,000

Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper)

879,9531,001,304

Trinidad Scorpion Butch T

1,463,700

7 Pot Primo

1,470,000

Trinidad Scorpion (unspecified)

1,500,000

7 Pot Douglah

1,169,0581,853,936

Bhut Jolokia beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

Fruity with a delayed heat
Range spans three lab results in Bosland and Baral 2,007

Sauces with Bhut Jolokia


Adoboloco Hamajang Kiawe Smoked Ghost Pepper	Adoboloco	32,000
Bravado Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper	Bravado Spice Co.	116,000
Bravado Ghost Pepper & Blueberry	Bravado Spice Co.	28,000
Butterfly Bakery Hot House	Butterfly Bakery of Vermont	none
Culley's Ghost Chilli	Culley's	none
Encona West Indian Exxxtra Hot Pepper Sauce	Encona	none
Habanero Foods Bhoot Jolokia	Habanero Foods	none
HEATONIST No. 1 Sichuan Ghost	HEATONIST	none
Hot N Saucy Collards N Ghost	Hot N Saucy	none
Little Dick's Ghost Pepper Pear	Little Dick's	6,900
Melinda's Ghost Pepper	Melinda's	none
Melinda's Naga Jolokia Pepper	Melinda's	none
Queen Majesty Cocoa Ghost	Queen Majesty	71,000
TorchBearer Headless Horseradish	TorchBearer Sauces	52,000
TorchBearer Son of Zombie	TorchBearer Sauces	24,000
TorchBearer The Rapture	TorchBearer Sauces	none
TorchBearer Zombie Apocalypse	TorchBearer Sauces	100,000
Yellowbird Ghost Pepper	Yellowbird	23,435

Pepper facts

Species: Capsicum chinense
Lowest published: 879,953 SHU
Highest published: 1,001,304 SHU
Origin: Assam, India
Color when ripe: Red
Source: journals.ashs.org