The variety index
Browse 30 varieties
· Medium
Medium
C. annuum
Aleppo Pepper
10,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Anaheim
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Cheongyang
23,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
Cherry Bomb Pepper
5,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
Cherry Pepper
5,000 SHU

Medium
C. annuum
Chilaca
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Chipotle
8,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Espelette pepper
4,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Fresno
10,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Guajillo
5,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Hungarian Hot Wax
10,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Jalapeño
8,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Mirasol
5,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Mulato
3,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
New Mexico chile
8,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
NuMex Big Jim
3,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
NuMex Easter
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Padrón Pepper
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Pasilla
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Peter Pepper
23,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. baccatum
Rocotillo
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. chinense
Rocotillo (Caribbean)
2,500 SHU
Medium
C. annuum
Sandia
7,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)

Medium
C. annuum
Serrano
23,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Heat figure has a published source on record. Unmarked figures are compiled from references we haven't yet cited on the page — accurate as far as we know, but not something you should have to take on trust.