The variety index
Browse 77 varieties
· C. annuum
VarietySpeciesScovilleHeat
Aci Sivri
Acı Sivri · Aci Sivri Biber · Hot Pointed
C. annuum
50,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Aleppo Pepper
Halaby Pepper · Pul Biber
C. annuum
10,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Anaheim
California Chile · Chile Colorado · Chile Verde del Norte · Magdalena · New Mexico Chile
C. annuum
2,500 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Ancho
Ancho Pepper · Chile Ancho · Dried Poblano
C. annuum
1,500 (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
→
Apache
Apache F1
C. annuum
80,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Aurora Pepper
Aurora
C. annuum
50,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Banana Pepper
Banana Chili · Banana Chilli · Sweet Banana · Yellow Wax Pepper
C. annuum
500 (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
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Basket of Fire
Basket of Fire F1
C. annuum
100,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
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Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam chile · Hungarian Beaver Dam
C. annuum
1,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
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Bird's Eye Chilli
Asian Bird's Eye · Cabai rawit · Cili padi · Kanthari · Mouse Dropping Chilli · Mouse-dropping chili · Phrik khi nu · Prik kee noo · Prik Khi Nu · Thai Bird Chilli · Thai Bird's Eye · Thai chili · พริกขี้หนู
C. annuum
100,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
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Black Pearl
Pearl
C. annuum
30,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Bolivian Rainbow
Bolivian Multicolour
C. annuum
30,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Buena Mulata
C. annuum
50,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Calabrian Chilli
Peperoncino Calabrese · Diavolicchio
C. annuum
40,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Cayenne
Cayenne Pepper · Cow-horn Pepper · De Cayenne · Guinea pepper · Guinea Spice
C. annuum
50,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Cayenne Ring of Fire
Ring o' Fire · Ring of Fire · Ring of Fire Cayenne
C. annuum
50,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Cheongyang
Cheongyang gochu · Cheongyang Gochu · Cheongyang Pepper · Daengcho · Gochu · Korean Chili Pepper · Korean Chilli Pepper · Korean Hot Pepper · Korean Long Green
C. annuum
23,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Cherry Bomb Pepper
C. annuum
5,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Cherry Pepper
Cherry Bomb · Pimiento de Cereza
C. annuum
5,000
Medium
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Chilaca
Chile negro · Mexican Negro · Pasilla Bajio
C. annuum
2,500 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Chile de Árbol
Bird's beak chile · Bird's Beak Chile · Cola de rata · Cola de Rata · Pico de pájaro · Rat's tail chile · Rat's Tail Chile · Tree chili
C. annuum
30,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Chiltepin
Bird pepper · Bird's eye pepper · Chile del monte · Chile Tepin · Chile tepín · Chiltepe · Indian pepper · Mexikói vadpaprika · Tepin
C. annuum
100,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
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Chipotle
Chile ahumado · Chile típico · Chilpotle · Chipotle meco · Chipotle Meco · Chipotle morita · Chipotle Morita · Smoke-dried jalapeño
C. annuum
8,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Cubanelle
Ají chay · Ají cubanela · Cuban pepper · Cuban Pepper · Cubanella · Italian frying pepper · Italian Frying Pepper · Italian Sweets · Pimienta de cocinar
C. annuum
1,000 (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
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Hot
C. annuum
Aci Sivri
50,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
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)
Mild
C. annuum
Ancho
1,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
C. annuum
Apache
80,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
C. annuum
Aurora Pepper
50,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
C. annuum
Banana Pepper
500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
C. annuum
Basket of Fire
100,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
C. annuum
Beaver Dam
1,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
C. annuum
Bird's Eye Chilli
100,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Black Pearl
30,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Bolivian Rainbow
30,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Buena Mulata
50,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Calabrian Chilli
40,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
C. annuum
Cayenne
50,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
C. annuum
Cayenne Ring of Fire
50,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Cheongyang
23,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
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Cherry Bomb Pepper
5,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
Cherry Pepper
5,000 SHU
Medium
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Chilaca
2,500 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Hot
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Chile de Árbol
30,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Superhot
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Chiltepin
100,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Medium
C. annuum
Chipotle
8,000 SHU (heat figure has a source on record)
Mild
C. annuum
Cubanelle
1,000 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.