Heat explorer
The Scoville scale
Scoville Heat Units (SHU) measure a chilli's pungency — from the sweet 0 of a bell pepper to well over a million for the superhots. Here's every variety in the index, placed by its heat.
Mild
0 – 2,500 SHU · 14Shishito50–200 SHUPaprika Tap de Cortí0–500 SHUFlorina0–500 SHUBanana Pepper0–500 SHUPepperoncini100–500 SHUPaprika Žitava0–500 SHUPiquillo pepper0–500 SHUBeaver Dam500–1,000 SHUMedusa pepper1–1,000 SHUCubanelle100–1,000 SHUSweet Piquanté Pepper1,000–1,500 SHUAncho1,000–2,000 SHUKashmiri Chilli1,000–2,000 SHUPoblano1,000–2,000 SHU
Medium
2,500 – 30,000 SHU · 28Turkish Pointed500–2,500 SHUAnaheim500–2,500 SHUNew Mexico No. 9500–2,500 SHURocotillo1,500–2,500 SHUThunder Mountain Longhorn Chilli500–2,500 SHUNuMex Big Jim500–2,500 SHUSanta Fe Grande500–2,500 SHUPadrón Pepper500–2,500 SHUChilaca1,000–2,500 SHUPasilla1,000–2,500 SHUMulato2,500–3,000 SHUTAM Mild Jalapeño1,000–3,500 SHUEspelette pepper4,000–4,500 SHUGuajillo2,500–5,000 SHUTurkish Pickling1,000–5,000 SHUNew Mexico chile800–5,000 SHUSiling Haba1,000–5,000 SHUMirasol2,500–5,000 SHUSandia5,000–7,000 SHUChipotle2,500–8,000 SHUJalapeño2,500–8,000 SHUFresno2,500–10,000 SHUHungarian Hot Wax1,000–15,000 SHUSugar Rush Stripey5,000–15,000 SHUThunder Cacho5,000–15,000 SHUCheongyang10,000–23,000 SHUPeter Pepper10,000–23,000 SHUSerrano Tampiqueño10,000–25,000 SHU
Hot
30,000 – 100,000 SHU · 25Manzano12,000–30,000 SHUBishop's Crown5,000–30,000 SHUErjingtiao10,000–30,000 SHUFish Pepper5,000–30,000 SHUJoe's Long5,000–30,000 SHUDiavoletto d'Abruzzo15,000–30,000 SHUBlack Pearl10,000–30,000 SHUBolivian Rainbow10,000–30,000 SHURaging Bull15,000–30,000 SHUChile de Árbol15,000–30,000 SHUOro de Ecuador5,000–30,000 SHUGuntur Sannam35,000–40,000 SHUAji Limo30,000–50,000 SHUFacing Heaven15,000–50,000 SHUCayenne Ring of Fire30,000–50,000 SHUAji Charapita30,000–50,000 SHUVindaloo Chilli30,000–50,000 SHUTabasco30,000–50,000 SHUEllachipur Sanman30,000–50,000 SHUFacing Heaven Pepper30,000–50,000 SHUAji Limon30,000–50,000 SHUNuMex Twilight30,000–50,000 SHUCayenne30,000–50,000 SHUPequin40,000–60,000 SHUDundicut30,000–65,000 SHU
Superhot
100,000+ SHU · 34Prik Kee Noo50,000–100,000 SHUSugar Rush Peach50,000–100,000 SHUBird's Eye Chilli50,000–100,000 SHUCumari50,000–100,000 SHUThai Dragon50,000–100,000 SHURocoto30,000–100,000 SHUSiling Labuyo80,000–100,000 SHUChiltepin50,000–100,000 SHUXiao Mi La50,000–100,000 SHUMalagueta60,000–100,000 SHUKambuzi50,000–175,000 SHUAfrican Bird's Eye50,000–175,000 SHUDatil100,000–300,000 SHUMadame Jeanette125,000–325,000 SHUHainan Yellow Lantern100,000–350,000 SHUScotch Bonnet100,000–350,000 SHUDalle Khursani100,000–350,000 SHUHabanero100,000–350,000 SHUFatalii125,000–400,000 SHUChocolate Habanero425,000–577,000 SHURed Savina200,000–577,000 SHUNagabon750,000–900,000 SHUHabanaga700,000–900,000 SHUGhost Pepper855,000–1,041,427 SHUInfinity Chili1,000,000–1,067,286 SHUNaga Viper900,000–1,382,118 SHUTrinidad Scorpion Butch T800,000–1,463,700 SHUNaga Morich1,000,000–1,500,000 SHUChocolate Bhutlah1,000,000–2,000,000 SHUTrinidad Moruga Scorpion1,200,000–2,000,000 SHUTrinidad Scorpion1,200,000–2,000,000 SHUCarolina Reaper1,400,000–2,200,000 SHUDragon's Breath2,480,000 SHUPepper X2,480,000–2,693,000 SHU
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