All Hot Peppers by Heat Level
Browse 406+ pepper varieties organized from hottest to mildest. Each profile covers Scoville heat, flavor, origin, and culinary uses.
Pepper X
Carolina Reaper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
7 Pot Douglah
Ghost Pepper
Fatalii
Habanero
Scotch Bonnet
Bird's Eye Chili
Thai Chili
Banana Pepper
Shishito Pepper
Apollo Pepper
Dragon's Breath
7 Pot Primo
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
Komodo Dragon Pepper
Naga Viper
7 Pot Brain Strain
7 Pot Barrackpore
Infinity Chili
Dorset Naga
7 Pot Red Giant
Chocolate Bhutlah
Bedfordshire Super Naga
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
Bhut Jolokia Yellow
Red Savina Habanero
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion
Sugar Rush Peach
Naga Morich
7 Pot Katie
7 Pot Jonah
7 Pot Yellow
7 Pot White
Nagabon
Bhut Jolokia White
Chocolate Habanero
Datil Pepper
Madame Jeanette
Caribbean Red Habanero
Orange Habanero
White Habanero
Aji Chombo
Rocoto
Peri Peri
Malagueta
Thai Dragon
Lemon Drop
Bishop's Crown
Jamaican Hot Chocolate
Congo Trinidad
Tabasco Pepper
De Arbol
Manzano Pepper
Aji Amarillo
Chiltepin
Piquin Pepper
Dundicut Pepper
Kashmiri Chili
Guntur Chili
Byadgi Chili
Jwala Pepper
Tien Tsin
Facing Heaven Pepper
Gochugaru
Urfa Biber
Maras Pepper
Calabrian Chili
Espelette Pepper
Puya Pepper
Cascabel Pepper
Mirasol Pepper
Costeño Pepper
Aji Panca
Aji Limo
Aji Charapita
Aji Cristal
Wiri Wiri
Siling Labuyo
Isot Pepper
Santaka Pepper
Japones Pepper
Peperoncino
Lombok Pepper
Cabe Rawit
Prik Jinda
Kanthari Chili
Reshampatti Chili
Sanaam Chili
Teja Chili
Goat Horn Pepper
Sugar Rush Stripey
Fresno Pepper
Hungarian Wax
Morita Pepper
Pasilla Pepper
Mulato Pepper
New Mexico Chile
Hatch Chile
NuMex Big Jim
Ancho Pepper
Korean Green Pepper
Padrón Pepper
Pepperoncini
Cubanelle Pepper
Anaheim Pepper
Pasilla de Oaxaca
Fish Pepper
Hungarian Hot Wax
Long Hot Italian
Peter Pepper
Guindilla Pepper
Sandia Pepper
Chimayo Pepper
Buena Mulata
Santa Fe Grande
Numex Easter
Bell Pepper
Pimento Pepper
Cherry Pepper
Sweet Italian Pepper
Corno di Toro
Jimmy Nardello
Alma Paprika
Trinidad Perfume
Aji Dulce
Paprika Pepper
Smoked Paprika (Pimentón)
Piquillo Pepper
Choricero Pepper
Ñora Pepper
Friggitello
Habanada
Lipstick Pepper
Marconi Pepper
Beaver Dam Pepper
NuMex Suave Orange
Cajun Belle
Bullhorn Pepper
Ramiro Pepper
Black Pearl Pepper
NuMex Twilight
Prairie Fire
Chinese 5 Color
Medusa Pepper
Aurora Pepper
Sangria Pepper
Habanero vs Jalapeño
Habanero vs Serrano Pepper
Habanero vs Scotch Bonnet
Ghost Pepper vs Habanero
Carolina Reaper vs Habanero
Cayenne Pepper vs Habanero
Habanero vs Thai Chili
Fresno Pepper vs Habanero
Jalapeño vs Serrano Pepper
Jalapeño vs Poblano Pepper
Cayenne Pepper vs Jalapeño
Fresno Pepper vs Jalapeño
Anaheim Pepper vs Jalapeño
Banana Pepper vs Jalapeño
Jalapeño vs Thai Chili
Chipotle vs Jalapeño
Bird's Eye Chili vs Jalapeño
Hungarian Wax vs Jalapeño
Cayenne Pepper vs Serrano Pepper
Serrano Pepper vs Thai Chili
Fresno Pepper vs Serrano Pepper
De Arbol vs Serrano Pepper
Anaheim Pepper vs Poblano Pepper
Bell Pepper vs Poblano Pepper
Ancho Pepper vs Poblano Pepper
Pasilla Pepper vs Poblano Pepper
Cubanelle Pepper vs Poblano Pepper
Cayenne Pepper vs Paprika Pepper
Bird's Eye Chili vs Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne Pepper vs Thai Chili
Cayenne Pepper vs De Arbol
Cayenne Pepper vs Tabasco Pepper
Carolina Reaper vs Ghost Pepper
Carolina Reaper vs Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Carolina Reaper vs Pepper X
7 Pot Douglah vs Carolina Reaper
Ghost Pepper vs Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Ghost Pepper vs Scotch Bonnet
Ghost Pepper vs Naga Viper
Ghost Pepper vs Naga Morich
Datil Pepper vs Scotch Bonnet
Fatalii vs Scotch Bonnet
Ancho Pepper vs Guajillo Pepper
Ancho Pepper vs Pasilla Pepper
Ancho Pepper vs Mulato Pepper
Guajillo Pepper vs Pasilla Pepper
Guajillo Pepper vs New Mexico Chile
De Arbol vs Guajillo Pepper
Ancho Pepper vs Chipotle
Chipotle vs Guajillo Pepper
Bird's Eye Chili vs Thai Chili
Bird's Eye Chili vs Peri Peri
Padrón Pepper vs Shishito Pepper
Banana Pepper vs Pepperoncini
Banana Pepper vs Hungarian Wax
Aleppo Pepper vs Urfa Biber
Aleppo Pepper vs Gochugaru
Aleppo Pepper vs Maras Pepper
Gochugaru vs Kashmiri Chili
Aleppo Pepper vs Calabrian Chili
Espelette Pepper vs Paprika Pepper
Kashmiri Chili vs Paprika Pepper
Aji Amarillo vs Aji Panca
Aji Amarillo vs Habanero
Aji Charapita vs Lemon Drop
Anaheim Pepper vs Hatch Chile
Hatch Chile vs New Mexico Chile
Hatch Chile vs Poblano Pepper
Anaheim Pepper vs New Mexico Chile
Pimento Pepper vs Piquillo Pepper
Tabasco Pepper vs Thai Chili
Manzano Pepper vs Rocoto
Malagueta vs Peri Peri
Datil Pepper vs Habanero
Fatalii vs Habanero
7 Pot Douglah vs Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Dragon's Breath vs Pepper X
Cascabel Pepper vs Guajillo Pepper
Chiltepin vs Piquin Pepper
Banana Pepper vs Cubanelle Pepper
Choricero Pepper vs Ñora Pepper
Aji Dulce vs Scotch Bonnet
Habanada vs Habanero
Banana Pepper vs Long Hot Italian
Calabrian Chili vs Peperoncino
Cherry Pepper vs Pimento Pepper
Carolina Reaper vs Chocolate Bhutlah
7 Pot Douglah vs Chocolate Bhutlah
Scotch Bonnet vs Wiri Wiri
Habanero vs Red Savina Habanero
Dorset Naga vs Naga Morich
Dorset Naga vs Naga Viper
7 Pot Brain Strain vs 7 Pot Primo
Chipotle vs Pasilla Pepper
Habanero vs Manzano Pepper
Paprika Pepper vs Smoked Paprika (Pimentón)
Gochugaru vs Urfa Biber
Aleppo Pepper vs Espelette Pepper
Aji Amarillo vs Aji Limo
Aji Amarillo vs Lemon Drop
Pasilla de Oaxaca vs Pasilla Pepper
Chipotle vs Morita Pepper
De Arbol vs Tien Tsin
Facing Heaven Pepper vs Tien Tsin
De Arbol vs Japones Pepper
Bird's Eye Chili vs Siling Labuyo
Bishop's Crown vs Lemon Drop
Madame Jeanette vs Scotch Bonnet
Jimmy Nardello vs Sweet Italian Pepper
Friggitello vs Pepperoncini
Bell Pepper vs Paprika Pepper
Aji Amarillo vs Aji Cristal
Corno di Toro vs Jimmy Nardello
Korean Green Pepper vs Shishito Pepper
Aji Dulce vs Trinidad Perfume
Anaheim Pepper vs NuMex Big Jim
Dundicut Pepper vs Kashmiri Chili
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All Peppers Database
Mild Peppers (0–999 SHU)
Medium Peppers (1K–10K SHU)
Hot Peppers (10K–100K SHU)
Extra-Hot Peppers (100K–1M SHU)
Super-Hot Peppers (1M+ SHU)
Mexican Peppers
Indian Peppers
Caribbean Peppers
Thai Peppers
South American Peppers
American Peppers
Italian Peppers
Spanish Peppers
Turkish Peppers
Chinese Peppers
Korean Peppers
Hungarian Peppers
British Peppers
African Peppers
Japanese Peppers
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Mexican Dried Chile Trinity
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Container Growing Peppers
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Pepper Pests and Diseases
How to Save Pepper Seeds
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How to Dry Peppers at Home
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Understanding Heat Levels
Pepper heat is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU), a scale developed by pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912. The scale measures the concentration of capsaicin — the chemical compound that triggers the burning sensation on your tongue.
Modern testing uses High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for precise capsaicin measurement, converting results to Scoville units. A bell pepper scores 0 SHU, while Pepper X — the current world record holder — exceeds 2.6 million SHU.
Heat can vary within the same variety depending on growing conditions, soil, climate, and ripeness. The SHU ranges listed here represent typical values from lab-tested samples.
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