Pepper · Capsicum chinense

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is a chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) with a published heat of 1,207,764 to 2,009,231 SHU. It comes from Trinidad. 3 sauces in the catalog use it as the main pepper or list it on the label.

Published heat

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

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

1,207,7642,009,231

1,569,3002,200,000

2,480,000

2,693,000

2,500,0003,000,000

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion beside the peppers closest to it in published heat. The full chart is on the peppers page.

Notes

Fruity
CPI tested above 2 million SHU

Sauces with Trinidad Moruga Scorpion


Dingo Sauce Co. Psycho	Dingo Sauce Co.	none
Melinda's Scorpion Pepper	Melinda's	none
TorchBearer The Rapture	TorchBearer Sauces	none

Pepper facts

Species: Capsicum chinense
Lowest published: 1,207,764 SHU
Highest published: 2,009,231 SHU
Origin: Trinidad
Color when ripe: Red
Source: cpi.nmsu.edu