Name↕ | Scoville Heat Units (SHU)↕ | Origin Country↕ | Species↕ | Color↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pepper X | 2,693,000 | United States | Capsicum chinense | Green to Red |
Carolina Reaper | 2,200,000 | United States | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion | 2,009,231 | Trinidad and Tobago | Capsicum chinense | Red |
7 Pot Douglah | 1,854,000 | Trinidad and Tobago | Capsicum chinense | Dark Brown |
Komodo Dragon Pepper | 1,400,000 | United Kingdom | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T | 1,464,000 | Australia | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Naga Viper | 1,349,000 | United Kingdom | Capsicum chinense hybrid | Red |
7 Pot Primo | 1,469,000 | United States | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) | 1,041,427 | India | Capsicum chinense | Red |
7 Pot Barrackpore | 1,000,000 | Trinidad and Tobago | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Red Savina Habanero | 580,000 | United States | Capsicum chinense | Red |
Habanero | 350,000 | Mexico | Capsicum chinense | Orange |
Scotch Bonnet | 350,000 | Jamaica | Capsicum chinense | Yellow to Red |
Bird's Eye Chili | 100,000 | Thailand | Capsicum annuum | Red |
Cayenne Pepper | 50,000 | French Guiana | Capsicum annuum | Red |
Tabasco Pepper | 50,000 | Mexico | Capsicum frutescens | Red |
Serrano Pepper | 23,000 | Mexico | Capsicum annuum | Green to Red |
Jalapeno | 8,000 | Mexico | Capsicum annuum | Green |
Poblano | 2,000 | Mexico | Capsicum annuum | Dark Green |
Anaheim Pepper | 2,500 | United States | Capsicum annuum | Green |
Banana Pepper | 500 | Hungary | Capsicum annuum | Yellow |
Pimento | 500 | Spain | Capsicum annuum | Red |
Bell Pepper | 0 | Mexico | Capsicum annuum | Green, Red, Yellow |
Shishito Pepper | 200 | Japan | Capsicum annuum | Green |
Guajillo Pepper | 5,000 | Mexico | Capsicum annuum | Dark Red |
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