Chocolate habanero

Chocolate Habanero
A Chocolate habanero.
Species	Capsicum chinense
Cultivar	'Habanero Negro'
Heat	Very hot
Scoville scale	425,000-577,000 SHU

The Chocolate Habanero pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chili, which has been selectively bred to produce spicier, heavier, and larger fruit, ultimately more potent than its derivative.^{[citation needed]}

Black habanero is an alternative name often used to describe the dark brown variety of chocolate habanero chilis (although they are slightly different, being slightly smaller and slightly more sphere-shaped). Some seeds have been found which are thought to be over 7,000 years old. ^{[citation needed]} The black habanero has an exotic and unusual taste, and is hotter than a regular habanero with a rating between 425,000 and 577,000 Scoville units. Small slivers used in cooking can have a dramatic effect on the overall dish. The chocolate habaneros take considerably longer to grow than other habanero chili varieties.^[1]

The Chocolate Habanero can be double the heat of an orange habanero.^[2] They taste somewhat smokier than normal habaneros.^[3]

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