One of the world's most iconic super-hot chilies. Sun-dried in Uganda's equatorial highlands, our Bhut Jolokia delivers the signature delayed, creeping burn of 700,000 to 1,000,000 Scoville units — perfect for hot sauces, extracts, and super-hot spice blends.
Bhut Jolokia — literally "Ghost Chili" in Assamese — is one of the most iconic super-hot chilies ever cultivated. Originating in the northeast Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, it held the Guinness World Record for world's hottest chili from 2007 to 2011 and remains a benchmark for the modern super-hot category. Our Uganda-grown Bhut Jolokia delivers the signature slow-building, creeping burn the pepper is famous for — with the added colour and oil density Uganda's volcanic soils give.
Conical, wrinkled pods reaching up to 8 cm long, ripening from green to a deep saturated red. Ideal for craft hot sauce production, oleoresin extraction, super-hot spice blends, and pharmaceutical capsaicin applications.
Bhut Jolokia is a specialist ingredient — used in small doses for maximum heat impact across a defined set of premium and industrial applications.
The defining chili of the craft super-hot sauce category — anchoring extreme-heat product lines from artisan producers worldwide.
High capsaicin density makes Bhut Jolokia a preferred raw material for oleoresin, defense sprays, and food-grade heat extracts.
Used sparingly in pork curries, bamboo shoot stews, and traditional pickles across its ancestral region.
Used in metabolic supplements, topical pain-relief creams, and functional food formulations where high capsaicin levels are required.
Ground into BBQ rubs, jerky seasoning blends, and challenge-grade snack seasonings for the extreme-heat consumer market.
Individually packaged whole pods for spice-challenge retail, novelty gift lines, and specialty grocery.
Full sun-dried Ghost Pepper pods with stems attached. Ideal for retail challenge packs, chili oils, and hot sauce steeping.
Crushed pods at 1–5 mm — ready for dry rubs, super-hot spice mixes, and snack seasonings.
Milled Ghost Pepper powder for hot sauces, capsaicin extracts, and nutraceutical formulations. Custom mesh sizes available.
All lots ship with CoA and phytosanitary certificate.
| Parameter | Whole Pods | Flakes | Powder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | C. chinense | C. chinense | C. chinense |
| Heat (SHU) | 700K–1M | 700K–1M | 700K–1M |
| Colour | Deep red | Deep red | Red-orange |
| Moisture | ≤ 12% | ≤ 12% | ≤ 10% |
| Non-GMO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Aflatoxin Tested | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shelf Life | 24 months | 24 months | 18 months |
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